Trump killing the Clean Power Plan does little for Montana coal energy

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Trump killing the Clean Power Plan does little for Montana coal energy

For Montana, the Obama-era Clean Power Plan was all smoke and no fire by the time the Trump administration announced Monday that it would...

October 11, 2017

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Colstrip’s Future Still Uncertain After End Of Clean Power Plan

On Tuesday, the Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, but what does that mean for Montana’s largest...

October 10, 2017

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Colstrip edges toward complete closure

Colstrip Power Plant’s largest owner will be financially ready to shutter the entire coal-burning facility by 2027, nearly two decades...

September 18, 2017

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Chasing the Sun

Advocates see great potential in Montana’s growing solar power industry, but a Public Service Commission decision has changed the...

August 31, 2017

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Environmental groups’ lawsuit challenges DEQ-issued permit for Montanore mine

A new lawsuit filed against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality challenges a wastewater discharge permit the agency issued for...

August 17, 2017

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Judge blocks 176-million ton coal mine expansion in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a proposed 176-million ton (159 million-metric ton) expansion of a central Montana...

August 16, 2017

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Montana’s attorney general worries that Colstrip’s newer units are at risk

Montana’s attorney general wants Colstrip Power Plant’s newer units taken off the table in a Washington hearing where Puget Sound...

August 15, 2017

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New York Times feature includes MEIC coal lawsuit

The August 6, 2017 New York Times featured a front page article on attempts by the Trump Administration to roll back coal mining reforms...

August 8, 2017

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Montana lawmakers shocked that attorney general didn’t testify in Colstrip shutdown

Plans to shutter half of Colstrip Power Plant will move ahead with little input from Montana after Republican Attorney General Tim Fox...

July 26, 2017

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NorthWestern Energy must earn renewable energy reputation

MEIC’s Clean Energy Program Director writes in the Missoulian that if NorthWestern Energy wants to be seen as a pro-renewable energy...

July 21, 2017

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