Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate

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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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Businesses, Health, and Conservation Groups Say PSC Must Consider Climate

by Nick Fitzmaurice On Feb. 28, MEIC filed a formal petition with the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC), in partnership with...

March 29, 2024

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MEPA Work Group Evaluating Bedrock Environmental Law

By Derf Johnson Hundreds of people turned out for the MEPA hearings during the fall, including these high school climate activists in...

March 29, 2024

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Press Release: Montana Organizations and Businesses Petition Public Service Commission to Consider Climate Costs in Utility Regulation

Rulemaking Petition requests PSC to consider climate impacts in its oversight duties   CONTACTS Isabel Shaida, Gallatin Valley...

February 28, 2024

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