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Oil and gas tax holiday under fire in Senate committee

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State senators are contemplating repealing Montana’s oil and gas tax holiday under a recurring Democratic...

March 12, 2015

Montana reaction to Keystone veto mixed

Montana reaction was mixed to President Obama’s Tuesday veto of the proposed 875-mile, 36-inch Keystone XL Pipeline from Port of...

February 25, 2015

Bigger bond for metal mines sought

HELENA – The Senate Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on a bill Monday that would increase the amount of bonding required for...

February 16, 2015

Bill would fine feds for wildfire smoke

In recent summers, Gallatin Valley residents have sometimes had to endure poor air quality from wildfire smoke, so a Bozeman legislator...

February 6, 2015

Great Falls lawmaker renews debate on oil, gas trust fund

Montana lawmakers have grappled for several years over whether to create a carbon copy of the state’s coal trust using a slice of tax...

February 6, 2015

Protecting the Environment from Uncontrolled Oil and Gas Development at the Legislature

Volume 21, Number 2 — February 4, 2015 PDF Version Over the past decade, oil and gas development in Montana has experienced exponential...

January 30, 2015

Dunwell brings fracking disclosure bill

Oil and gas developers would have to disclose concentrations of fracking fluids and notify nearby landowners 45 days before beginning...

January 23, 2015

Yellowstone River oil pipeline disasters. Wrong again. Wrong again. Wrong again.

TransCanada, the backers of Keystone XL are making similar promises that they are unlikely to honor. by Derf Johnson Most Montanans woke up...

January 20, 2015

Your “Insider’s Guide” to the 2015 Legislature

Volume 21, Number 1 — January 7, 2015 PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2015 legislative...

January 8, 2015

New regulations: Coal industry, critics differ on cost to Montana consumers

HELENA – In their fight against federal rules to cut carbon emissions, the coal industry and its allies are producing studies saying the...

December 24, 2014