Daines proposes coal land swap, reinstatement of Signal Peak’s mine expansion plan

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Daines proposes coal land swap, reinstatement of Signal Peak’s mine expansion plan

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan U.S. Sen. Steve Daines introduced a series of bills during the past two weeks that seek to force the...

June 3, 2024

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DEQ WORKING GROUP HAGGLES OVER ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current A working group is wrapping up its recommendations on how the state should handle the public...

May 31, 2024

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Climate impact analysis procedures among recommendations in MEPA work group’s report

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Quality Council might soon analyze...

May 30, 2024

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Guest column: Let’s band together to protect our Smith River!

By Jessie Wiles and Derf Johnson, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Summers on Montanas’s Smith River. Does it get any better than that? Our...

May 30, 2024

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MEIC: Montana PSC using ‘stall tactic’ with climate petition

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan The Montana Public Service Commission is slow-walking a petition that would require the utility regulator...

May 28, 2024

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Smith River coalition petitions Forest Service to withdraw mineral leases

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan A coalition of environmental organizations opposed to mining in the Smith River watershed delivered a...

May 22, 2024

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‘Monumental Decision’: Biden Admin Proposes Ending Coal Leasing in Nation’s Most Productive Mining Area

By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch The United States Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the...

May 17, 2024

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Health officials say politicians, utilities ignore health impacts of Colstrip pollution

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Colstrip Power Plant owners and politicians are ignoring the public health impacts of air toxics emissions...

May 16, 2024

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Montana Supreme Court hears arguments on permits for Laurel power plant

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan The short-term fate of NorthWestern Energy’s new methane-fired power plant in Laurel and whether it was...

May 15, 2024

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Press Release: EPA updates air quality standards, lowers allowable amount of emitted mercury and air toxics

EPA updates air quality standards, lowers allowable amount of emitted mercury and air toxics The updated rule will have significant impacts...

April 25, 2024

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