Federal Court Rejects Coal Mine Expansion Unlawfully Authorized by Trump

By Julia Conley, Common Dreams “This is now a huge opportunity for the Biden administration to get it right on coal and...

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Appeals Court Says U.S. Downplayed Coal Mine’s Climate Impacts

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials improperly downplayed the climate change effects from burning...

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9th Circuit revives challenge to Signal Peak’s coal-mine expansion

By Barbara Grzincic, Reuters   (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Monday revived a challenge by the Sierra Club and...

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The selenium battle of Lake Koocanusa

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press In December 2020, after five and a half years of meetings with government agencies and tribes on both...

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Commissioners Not Telling the Truth About Selenium Standard

By David Brooks, Andrew Gorder, Ellie Hudson-Heck and Derf Johnson, The Flathead Beacon At the adage goes: everyone is entitled to their...

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Another Court Says Rosebud Mine Expansion Was Illegal

By Anne Hedges The Rosebud Coal Mine is a large strip mine in sourheastern Montana that provides all of the coal to the Colstrip power...

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How the Montana Constitution shapes the state’s environmental landscape

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Article II Section 3: Section?3: All persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights. They...

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Neighbors unload on gravel pit project

By Derrick Perkins, The Western News Concerns about water rights, air quality and property values – interspersed with insults, catcalls...

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Climate groups sue Interior Department over controversial Black Friday report on oil and gas leasing

By Ella Nilsen, CNN CNN — Several climate and conservation groups are suing the US Department of the Interior to get more information...

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Commissioners not telling the truth about selenium standard

By David Brooks, Andrew Gorder, Ellie Hudson-Heck and Derf Johnson, Montana Standard As the adage goes: everyone is entitled to their own...

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