Montana Environmental Information Center

21 A River Runs Brew It in Missoula

3 From a Board Member 4 MEIC’s Legislative Preview 6 Sustainable Communities and the Legislature 7 Legislative Involvement Menu 8 Montana Futures Raffle 10 Victory at Rosebud Coal Mine 11 NWE Rate Case Update 12 Yellowstone County Methane Gas Plant Suit 13 Nuclear at Colstrip? No Way. 14 Resource Adequacy & Keeping the Lights On 16 NWE’s Faulty Plan for Montana’s Energy Future 18 Arsenic and Dead Minnows at CHS Refinery 19 Clean Water Victory at Lazy J South 20 Montanore & Rock Creek Mining Update 22 How to Build Sustainable Communities 24 Opencut at the Legislature 25 MEIC Who: Deborah Hanson 26 Meet New MEIC Staff 27 From the Executive Director

Cover photo: The Capitol Building in Helena looks quite inviting in summertime. MEIC is a nonprofit environmental advocate whose purpose is to protect Montana’s clean and healthful environment.

Board PrEsIdEnt: Kathy Juedeman

Board MEMBErs:

Gary Aitken Bruce Bender Charles Besancon Skye Borden Malcolm Gilbert Diana Hammer Madison Hebner Zuri Moreno Roger Sullivan Neal Ullman Jessie Wiles Beth Taylor Wilson

MEIC staff:

Anne Hedges Derf Johnson Cari Kimball Ian Lund Matthew Passini Melissa Nootz Peyton Olson Ann Schwend Katy Spence Julie Wintersteen

P.O. Box 1184 Helena, MT 59624

P.O. Box 1375 Missoula, MT 59806

406-443-2520 www.meic.org meic@meic.org