Montana delegation’s reaction to climate change plan is mixed

Saying the nation has a moral obligation to act, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

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PPL agrees to upgrades if coal plant doesn’t close

PPL Montana has agreed to install an estimated $10 million in new pollution controls at a Billings power plant if the company reverses its...

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Ambre Energy’s Coal Mine Expansion Confidential

By Anne Hedges Commenting on Ambre’s Decker coal mine expansion is shooting in the dark … and that’s the way Ambre likes it....

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Oil leasing dispute heads to federal court

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A dispute over greenhouse gases from oil and gas drilling will head to federal court in Montana as attorneys for...

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Montana Global Warming Emissions Continue to Increase

By Derf Johnson Last week brought some terrible news for those of us in Montana that care about reducing global warming emissions and...

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Down to Earth – May 2013

Click on the link below to download the May issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Legislative Summary Senate & House Voting Records...

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Signal Peak Energy Violates Safety Standards and Disputes Fines

by Derf Johnson Coal mining, especially underground coal mining, is a dangerous occupation that puts workers and citizens at risk, causes...

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EPA urged to rewrite or ditch CO2 standards for new coal plants

The state Public Service Commission is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to back off on proposed greenhouse-gas rules for new...

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Megaload company to start bitumen extraction in Canadian oil sands

The saga of the megaloads in Montana and Idaho reaches a milestone in Canada this weekend. All those loads of oil processing modules that...

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Progressive groups look to Schweitzer, but record on guns, environment doesn’t fit label

HELENA — As soon as the news broke that six-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Max Baucus was retiring, all eyes in the Democratic Party turned...

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