Take Action Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/category/get-involved/take-action/ Clean and healthful. It's your right, our mission. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:20:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://meic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-MEIC_whitesmall-32x32.png Take Action Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/category/get-involved/take-action/ 32 32 Tell DEQ MEPA must consider climate NOW https://meic.org/deq-mepa-climate-now/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:24:30 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=32742 Please sign-on to our petition urging the DEQ to immediately consider climate impacts in environmental analyses under the Montana Environmental Policy Act and comply with the order from Held v. State of Montana. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is trying to avoid immediate compliance with the Held v. State of Montana court decision …

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]]> Letter to the Editor template for HB 273 https://meic.org/letter-to-the-editor-template-for-hb-273/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:44:44 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=15938 Here’s some language that you can use in drafting a letter to the editor regarding HB 273. This bill would overturn a voters’ initiative that gives Montanans a right to determine if they want nuclear in the state or not. Additionally, here’s a fact sheet on HB 273 that you can use. Sample wording: Montanans …

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]]> Tell DEQ: No Water Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline! https://meic.org/tell-deq-no-water-permit-for-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:09:44 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=13812 Now, more than ever, we need you to take action for our water, our climate, and our tribal communities. Say NO to the Keystone XL pipeline! The Keystone XL pipeline has been repeatedly rejected because it’s terrible for Montana and our climate, our water, and our economy. But this pipeline is akin to whack-a-mole, and …

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]]> Tell the DEQ to say NO to Another Giant Coal Mine Expansion https://meic.org/tell-the-deq-to-say-no-to-another-giant-coal-mine-expansion/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:58:33 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=13576 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting public comment on the largest coal mine expansion in memory. The Rosebud coal mine provides coal to the Colstrip coal-fired power plant, causing Colstrip to be one of the largest greenhouse gas polluters in the nation. Tell DEQ to say NO to this huge expansion and …

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]]> Make the Colstrip Plant Owners Actually Clean Up Their Mess! https://meic.org/make-the-colstrip-plant-owners-actually-clean-up-their-mess/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:30:16 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=13569 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is asking for public comments on the clean-up plan for the last area of leaking coal ash impoundments at the Colstrip coal-fired power plant. Currently, millions of tons of coal ash sit below the groundwater table, constantly interacting with and polluting the groundwater. These toxic impoundments will continue …

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]]> Submit Comments on NorthWestern Energy’s “Gas Procurement Plan” https://meic.org/submit-comments-on-northwestern-energys-gas-procurement-plan/ Thu, 28 May 2020 16:09:09 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=12698 Recently, NorthWestern Energy submitted a “2020 Natural Gas Procurement Plan” to the Public Service Commission. It is similar in nature to the 20-year electricity supply resource plan the company submitted in 2019, but focused on the gas side of the company (i.e. the side that serves gas to homes and businesses for space heating, cooking, …

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]]> Contact Missoula County: Keep up the Protections Against Cryptocurrency https://meic.org/contact-missoula-county-keep-up-the-protections-against-cryptocurrency/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:00:37 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=12366 Last year, Missoulians stepped up and enacted an innovative, one-year safeguard against the massive energy hog known as cryptocurrency (a.k.a. Bitcoin). Now it’s time to do it again. On Thursday, March 26th the Missoula County Commission will vote on whether to extend that cryptocurrency protection for another year. Now is the time for them to …

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]]> Submit Comments on draft Montana Climate Solutions Plan https://meic.org/submit-comments-on-draft-montana-climate-solutions-plan/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:25:32 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=12347 Last summer, Governor Bullock created the “Montana Climate Solutions Council” and tasked it with producing a Climate Solutions Plan by June 2020. The goal was to provide the governor, legislature, and others recommendations aimed at decreasing greenhouse gas emissions preparing Montanans for climate impacts. The council has released its draft recommendations and is now seeking …

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]]> 3 Things To Do – Week of February 3rd https://meic.org/3-things-to-do-week-of-february-3rd/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:33:15 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=12254 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week to Help Montana’s Environment MEIC regularly sends out things individuals can do each week to help Montana’s environment. Please feel free to share these with others. Together, we can make a difference! Want to receive “3 Things” in your email inbox each week? Sign up here! 1. Pushback against …

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]]> 3 Things To Do – Week of January 27th https://meic.org/week-of-january-27-2020/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:24:50 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=12213 3 Things YOU can do this week to help the environment MEIC will try to regularly give you things you can do each week to help the environment. Please feel free to share this information with anyone on your list. Together, we can make a difference! Want to receive “3 Things” in your email inbox …

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