Feds, groups reach tentative deal over oil lease emissions

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Feds, groups reach tentative deal over oil lease emissions

HELENA – Environmental groups and the U.S. government reached a tentative agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from...

March 21, 2016

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Judge strikes down water permit for Montana coal mine

A judge struck down a permit for a southeastern Montana coal mine, saying officials failed to fully consider the effects of pollutants on...

March 19, 2016

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Montana agency seeks more details from copper mine project

Montana environmental regulators said Monday they want more details about potential water contamination before they will consider approving...

March 14, 2016

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Arch Coal suspends plans for Otter Creek mine in Montana

Arch Coal suspended its application for a major mine in southeastern Montana on Thursday, two months after the mining giant filed for...

March 10, 2016

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GEORGE OCHENSKI: White Sulphur Springs getting usual mining snow job

Many years ago, a friend in the mining industry told me one of the inconvenient truths about mining. Namely, that much of mining’s...

March 7, 2016

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Guest opinion: Coal mine threatens Bull Mountain water supply

In the Bull Mountains, an hour or so northeast of Billings, two important forces in Montana’s history — coal mining and ranching —...

March 5, 2016

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Tintina touts potential for 50-year mining district

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is in the midst of analyzing a mine operating permit submitted by Tintina Montana Inc. And...

March 3, 2016

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Environmental Groups Sue State Over Colstrip Cleanup Efforts

Coal ash ponds have leaked contaminants into ground and surface water surrounding eastern Montana’s Colstrip plant for decades. Three...

February 22, 2016

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What Montanans have to say about the Supreme Court’s Clean Power Plan ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court today brought implementation of President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan to an abrupt halt, declaring in a...

February 9, 2016

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Shifts toward clean energy threaten Montana coal town

Colstrip, Montana, owes more than just its name to the Powder River Basin coal beneath it. The resource fuels the town’s economy, from...

January 26, 2016

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