Environmental Groups File Suit Over Trump Methane Rules

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Environmental Groups File Suit Over Trump Methane Rules

Government watchdog groups are challenging the Trump administration in court over its move to suspend methane emission rules for oil and...

December 20, 2017

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Solar advocates suit claims Public Service Commission undercuts renewable energy projects

Solar advocates have sued Montana’s Public Service Commission for allegedly undercutting renewable energy development.Solar power has...

December 20, 2017

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Groups challenge new rule nullifying compliance obligations under BLM methane rule

For immediate release, Dec. 19, 2017 New rule buys BLM time to rescind or revise rule permanently...

December 19, 2017

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NorthWestern, green energy advocates plan to sue Montana regulators over short contracts

Montana’s largest utility and renewable energy advocates are weighing legal options now that the state’s controversial new energy...

December 4, 2017

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Under Trump, the lines are drawn for a battle over resources in the West

Signal Peak Energy operates the West’s newest and largest underground coal mine. As recently as 2013, it employed more than 300 people,...

October 31, 2017

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Mining Regulator Nominee Draws Praise, Criticism In Montana

The nomination of a new regulator of surface mines in the United States is receiving praise from pro-coal groups in Montana but criticism...

October 27, 2017

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Cabinet mine foes use ‘bad actor’ law to fight Hecla permits

Opponents of Hecla Mining Co’s projects near the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness claim its chief executive officer can’t seek new permits...

October 24, 2017

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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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