After Decades of Polluting Water, Colstrip Plant to Address Leaking Coal Ash Ponds

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After Decades of Polluting Water, Colstrip Plant to Address Leaking Coal Ash Ponds

Victory: As part of settlement, power plant will move to safer dry disposal for millions of tons of toxic waste Billings, MT — Decades...

July 21, 2016

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A big Northwest clean air victory: 2 old coal plants will be phased out

The phaseout of two old coal-burning power plants in Montana will reduce the Northwest’s carbon “footprint” by 5 million...

July 13, 2016

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Judge overturns DEQ permit on county subdivision

For the second time in little over a month, a state court has overturned a Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s wastewater...

July 3, 2016

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Settlement Over Colstrip Pollution Controls Delayed

It’ll take a little longer than expected to settle at least one lawsuit – perhaps two – involving the coal-fired power plants at...

June 29, 2016

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Montana governor unveils energy plan

HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled a blueprint Tuesday for what he calls a “balanced and responsible energy future”...

June 22, 2016

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PSC saved consumers $8 million with decision

Who should pay when a coal plant breaks down? That was the question before the Montana Public Service Commission recently after one of the...

June 21, 2016

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Deal in methane pollution dispute would bring little change

BILLINGS – The U.S. government has reached an agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas leases...

June 20, 2016

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Judge says waste water from Colstrip coal plant ponds is ‘alarming’

A state judge expressed alarm at the estimated 200 million gallons of contaminated water seeping annually from leaky ash-storage ponds at a...

June 20, 2016

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Colstrip operator wants out in 2 years or less

BILLINGS – The company that keeps the coal-fired Colstrip power plant running has notified five of its owners that they’ll need a new...

June 2, 2016

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Montana PBS Presents: The Future of Colstrip

As the coal industry faces one setback after another, MontanaPBS News & Public Affairs Producer Beth Saboe looks at how the conflict...

May 24, 2016

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