Press Release: Conservation groups challenge Montana DEQ’s violation of rights to know and participate in permitting process around Blackfoot River gold mine

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Press Release: Conservation groups challenge Montana DEQ’s violation of rights to know and participate in permitting process around Blackfoot River gold mine

For immediate release: June 25, 2026 Media Contacts: Derf Johnson, MEIC | djohnson@meic.org | 406-443-2520 Andrew Gorder, CFC,...

June 25, 2026

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Press Release: Massive mining proposal on public lands near Helena deserves more time, public meeting

Conservation groups request more time, information about massive mining project on public lands near Helena The project sits entirely...

June 17, 2026

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The Big Blackfoot Needs Help

by Ben Catton and Derf Johnson 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The world...

June 8, 2026

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Hecla Moves Forward with Mining Proposal in Cabinets

by Ben Catton Montana is blessed with a globally rare ecosystem on public lands: Inland Temperate Rainforest. Despite being situated...

March 11, 2026

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Bull Mountains lawsuit challenges energy emergency

By Bowen West, NBC Montana Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over a Bull Mountains coal mine expansion they say is...

March 4, 2026

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Protect the Cabinet Mountains

The Kootenai National Forest is currently accepting public comments regarding its environmental review of proposed mining activities in the...

February 19, 2025

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What good is saving the planet if we’ve mined it to oblivion?

By Katy Spence MEIC staff has long participated in the Western Mining Action Network (WMAN), a coalition of anti-hard rock mining advocates...

December 10, 2024

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The Federal Government Recommends Reform of Outdated Mining Laws

By Derf Johnson Many of the proposed reforms will increase Tribal engagement and considerations. Photo of the Zortman-Landusky mine by Katy...

December 1, 2023

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Signal Peak mine causes surface damage, safety hazards

By Anne Hedges Aerial view of subsidence cracks as a result of Signal Peak mining. Photo from WELC. MEIC joined a dozen other conservation...

December 1, 2023

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DEQ Finally Heeds Tribal Concerns about Mining at Zortman-Landusky

By Derf Johnson Last September, at the invitation of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC), MEIC’s Katy Spence and I joined a number...

March 5, 2022

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