Colstrip coal units shut down after failing emissions tests

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Colstrip coal units shut down after failing emissions tests

The entire Colstrip Generating Station has been idle for the past month, with two units down for regular maintenance and two for failing...

August 3, 2018

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Report: Montana falling behind nation in transition to renewable energy sources

While Montana’s congressional delegation hailed passage of a bill to extend the license for a hydropower dam on the Rocky Mountain Front...

July 26, 2018

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Montana’s Transmission System Ready For New Wind Energy, Report Says

Montana could play a significant role in meeting the demand for renewable energy in the Pacific Northwest, according to a new study from...

July 26, 2018

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Down to Earth – June 2018

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June 28, 2018

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Guest opinion: NorthWestern Energy customers will save with low-cost wind energy

MEIC’s Clean Energy Program Director op-ed in the Billings Gazette: “It’s not often we celebrate something happening at...

April 6, 2018

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Mining company may need to pay $30M to Montana for pursuing new mines before cleaning up old ones

BILLINGS — Montana officials singled out a mining company president as an industry “bad actor” on Tuesday, and said the...

March 22, 2018

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Fossil-fuel industries cheer Trump’s regulatory rollback; what’s the impact?

One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, one of his signature achievement has been the rollback of environmental regulations – a move...

March 8, 2018

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Westmoreland Coal, Teetering Near Bankruptcy, Wants Montana to Let It Build a Bigger Mine

From Bloomberg Environment: The nation’s eighth largest coal company is spiraling deeper into financial crisis, but that’s not stopping...

March 5, 2018

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Court Upholds Obama Methane Release Rule

“A U.S. District Court judge Thursday ordered the reinstatement of an oil and gas industry regulation that aims to lower harmful methane...

February 26, 2018

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Westmoreland Coal teetering on the brink

Westmoreland Coal, which owns coal mines in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Texas and Alberta and Saskatchewan, in Canada, is on the...

February 23, 2018

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