With the transmittal break underway, MEIC’s lobbying team is taking a short breather from the Capitol. This week, we’ll discuss what’s ahead and the most effective ways to stay engaged in the second half of the session.
Links shared during this call:
- Here’s the announcement from EPA: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USEPAAO/bulletins/3d69ab1
- Here’s our statement on this announcement: https://meic.org/statement-from-meics-anne-hedges-gaslighting-americans-is-no-way-to-protect-clean-air-water-and-land/
- Info on nutrient pollution: https://meic.org/nutrients-in-our-water/
- We have a bunch of resources on nuclear on our website:
- https://meic.org/nuclear-energy/
- https://meic.org/montanas-energy-future-lies-in-renewables-not-nuclear/
- https://meic.org/the-nuclear-myth-endures/
- https://rmi.org/insight/energy-reinvestments-in-the-intermountain-west-can-save-ratepayers-hundreds-of-millions/
- High-level talking points:
- impact to Indigenous communities
- connection to nuclear weapons
- no permanent solution for waste
- huge price tag
- experimental/unproven technology at a commercial scale
- not a climate solution given the time and resources necessary for development
