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Copper could bring jobs, money to White Sulphur, but at what cost?

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS —The “crown jewels” of the Black Butte Copper mine are kept in three velvet-lined boxes, hinting at what might...

April 8, 2013

Proposed bill would limit and tax vented natural gas wells

A bill at the Montana Legislature would cut the amount of natural gas that could be vented daily at oil and gas wells by half and tax...

March 25, 2013

Environmentalists file federal suit over logging on Montana state forests

A 50-year permit for logging and development on Montana state forests faces a federal lawsuit from environmentalists who say the state...

March 19, 2013

Senate votes to give renewable energy credits to hydroelectric dams

The state’s largest electric generator, PPL Montana is supporting new legislation giving renewable energy credits to expansions of...

March 12, 2013

Colstrip power plant sued over pollution controls

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the owners of Montana’s massive Colstrip coal-fired power plant,...

March 6, 2013

Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes

A state Senator from Kalispell wants to simplify Montana’s income tax system by repealing many of the tax credits. Senator Bruce Tutvedt...

February 24, 2013

Your Help is Needed this Session

Volume 20, Number 2 — January 14, 2012 PDF Version Your Help is Needed this Session This session’s anti-environment bills are...

February 14, 2013

Billionaire fracking brothers top donors to Montana political campaigns

HELENA — Two billionaire brothers who made a fortune in the fracking industry and have begun buying up eastern Montana land were the top...

February 10, 2013

PPL may sell Montana dams, power plants

A potential sale of PPL Montana’s dams and its share of coal-fired power from Colstrip and Billings has several officials keeping their...

February 10, 2013