Montana Lawmakers Seek Plan for Colstrip Plant Closure

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Montana Lawmakers Seek Plan for Colstrip Plant Closure

HELENA – Montana lawmakers began discussions Thursday on legislation that would require two owners of the Colstrip power plant, which...

March 17, 2017

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Montana considers subsidizing Colstrip operations with loans

HELENA — Montana lawmakers are considering propping up a troubled coal-fired power plant by offering low-interest loans of up to $10...

March 12, 2017

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Group urges state to protect itself against Colstrip costs

HELENA – An environmental organization urged Montana officials Wednesday to protect the state financially and ensure that a co-owner of...

March 9, 2017

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$40 million to cover impacts from closure of coal-fired units?

The future of Colstrip and its big coal-fired power plant, which will lose two of its four units sometime in the next five years, will be...

March 6, 2017

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Zinke is now U.S. Interior Secretary; special election set for Montana’s House seat

HELENA – Ryan Zinke was sworn in on Wednesday as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in the Trump administration – and the...

March 2, 2017

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Lawmakers table bills on pipeline, body cameras

HELENA — A bill to prohibit fossil fuel pipelines from being constructed underneath waterways was tabled by the House Energy, Technology...

February 27, 2017

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Colstrip owner pushes for tax break to keep plant units open

HELENA — Talen Energy is pushing Montana lawmakers for a tax break worth millions to keep two units of the coal-fired Colstrip power...

February 22, 2017

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Last stand for Community Renewable Energy Projects?

A state program that requires utilities to buy from small-scale, locally owned renewable energy projects in Montana is facing a do-or-die...

February 20, 2017

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Legislators seek compromise on bill some fear could weaken government transparency

HELENA – Senators began negotiating amendments to a bill opponents fear would legalize private discussions of public business by elected...

February 3, 2017

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Power Companies, Green Group Oppose Colstrip Shut-down Bill

Last July, the operators of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant settled a lawsuit with environmental groups, agreeing to shut down the...

January 31, 2017

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