Legislative Recap: MEPA and Water Quality Suffer Setbacks, But Session Had Some Bright Spots

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Legislative Recap: MEPA and Water Quality Suffer Setbacks, But Session Had Some Bright Spots

by Anne Hedges & Derf Johnson There are so many victories and losses in a single session that it is difficult to write a legislative...

June 5, 2025

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MEPA Gets Scapegoated…Again

by Anne Hedges When the Montana Supreme Court ruled that Montanans’ fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment...

June 5, 2025

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MEIC Statement on Signing of MEPA Bills

The Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) provides everyday Montanans with the details they need to learn more about a project and how it...

May 1, 2025

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Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate

By Anne Hedges “The world is experiencing a fast rise in temperature that is unprecedented in the geologic record, with the average...

March 30, 2025

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Legislative Overview: It’s Kind of Gruesome

By Anne Hedges This session is a doozy. The Senate began with a power struggle that continues to this day. National politics emboldened...

March 30, 2025

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2025 Legislature: MEPA on the Chopping Block

By Derf Johnson One of my professors at the University of Montana frequently used the quote, “The world is run by those who show up.” I...

March 30, 2025

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Press Release: Conservation and agriculture groups challenge Montana’s approval of Bull Mountain coal mine expansion

Legal complaint cites the State’s failures to consider harms to water, agriculture, wildlife, safety.   CONTACTS Jackson...

September 30, 2024

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Supreme Court Hears MEIC Challenge to NorthWestern Gas Plant

By Anne Hedges Is the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) required to consider climate change when it analyzes a large...

July 1, 2024

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MEPA Stakeholder Group Wraps Up: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Derf Johnson Held v. State of Montana made some waves across not just Montana, but the world. In the ruling, a Montana District Court...

July 1, 2024

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Webinar Recording — Montana Climate Action Updates

In this webinar recorded on May 14, MEIC shared updates about some of our climate action in Montana, including the Supreme Court hearing...

May 15, 2024

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