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‘Those things I love’: Janet Ellis honored with Women in Conservation award

As part of Women’s History Month, Helena lawmaker and longtime Montana Audubon staffer Janet Ellis was honored Friday for her work in...

March 28, 2016

Who leads Montana’s DEQ an issue in governor’s race

LIBBY — Greg Gianforte wore a hard hat and stood nearly 2,000 feet underground as he criticized Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock for...

March 28, 2016

Feds, groups reach tentative deal over oil lease emissions

HELENA – Environmental groups and the U.S. government reached a tentative agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from...

March 21, 2016

Judge strikes down water permit for Montana coal mine

A judge struck down a permit for a southeastern Montana coal mine, saying officials failed to fully consider the effects of pollutants on...

March 19, 2016

Montana agency seeks more details from copper mine project

Montana environmental regulators said Monday they want more details about potential water contamination before they will consider approving...

March 14, 2016

Arch Coal Announces Otter Creek Is No Longer Threatened

by Anne Hedges It’s a good day for water quality, a good day for property rights, and a great day for Montana’s future! Today, after...

March 10, 2016

Arch Coal suspends plans for Otter Creek mine in Montana

Arch Coal suspended its application for a major mine in southeastern Montana on Thursday, two months after the mining giant filed for...

March 10, 2016

GEORGE OCHENSKI: White Sulphur Springs getting usual mining snow job

Many years ago, a friend in the mining industry told me one of the inconvenient truths about mining. Namely, that much of mining’s...

March 7, 2016

Guest opinion: Coal mine threatens Bull Mountain water supply

In the Bull Mountains, an hour or so northeast of Billings, two important forces in Montana’s history — coal mining and ranching —...

March 5, 2016