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

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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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Will State Listen to the Public on MEPA and the Climate?

By Anne Hedges Nearly 100 people attended the Missoula hearing. Photo by Katy Spence. Time and time again, when attempts arise to weaken...

December 1, 2023

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What’s the Deal with the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases?

By Nick Fitzmaurice The social cost of greenhouse gases is a metric that estimates the economic damage caused by each additional ton of...

December 1, 2023

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Tell DEQ MEPA must consider climate NOW

Please sign-on to our petition urging the DEQ to immediately consider climate impacts in environmental analyses under the Montana...

November 9, 2023

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