Solar advocates suit claims Public Service Commission undercuts renewable energy projects

Solar advocates have sued Montana’s Public Service Commission for allegedly undercutting renewable energy development.Solar power has...

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Groups challenge new rule nullifying compliance obligations under BLM methane rule

For immediate release, Dec. 19, 2017 New rule buys BLM time to rescind or revise rule permanently...

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Press Release: Solar Investment in Montana Unlikely in Foreseeable Future if Commission Order Stands

Dozens of solar energy projects and millions in economic investment across the state are on the line...

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Down to Earth – December 2017

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NorthWestern, green energy advocates plan to sue Montana regulators over short contracts

Montana’s largest utility and renewable energy advocates are weighing legal options now that the state’s controversial new energy...

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Under Trump, the lines are drawn for a battle over resources in the West

Signal Peak Energy operates the West’s newest and largest underground coal mine. As recently as 2013, it employed more than 300 people,...

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Mining Regulator Nominee Draws Praise, Criticism In Montana

The nomination of a new regulator of surface mines in the United States is receiving praise from pro-coal groups in Montana but criticism...

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Cabinet mine foes use ‘bad actor’ law to fight Hecla permits

Opponents of Hecla Mining Co’s projects near the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness claim its chief executive officer can’t seek new permits...

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