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Environmental groups try to block Montana mine expansion

djohnson| June 9, 2017| Home Page - Read the Latest, Media Center, News

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Environmental advocacy groups launched a new attempt Thursday to halt the expansion of Montana’s largest coal mine over its effects on climate change, after federal officials said it wouldn’t contribute significantly to the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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