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Companies don’t have to disclose fracking chemicals, but lawsuit wants to change that

HELENA — A group of farm and ranch owners, along with two environmental advocacy groups, are suing the Montana Board of Oil and Gas...

April 11, 2017

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Trump’s repeal of Clean Power Plan gets mixed Montana reception

Even before President Donald Trump declared the Clean Power Plan dead, the autopsy in Montana was underway....

March 30, 2017

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Overnight Regulation: Trump administration lifts Obama freeze on federal coal mining

President Trump is doubling down on his promise to end the “war on coal.” One day after Trump signed an executive order...

March 30, 2017

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Bill would eliminate board that hears appeals of DEQ decisions

A Montana lawmaker wants to get rid of the Board of Environmental Review, calling it redundant and saying its workload could be handled...

March 23, 2017

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Bill Proposes Millions In Loans To Keep Colstrip Plants Running

The speaker of Montana’s House is hoping to extend the life of the coal-fired power plants in Colstrip by offering their operators loans...

March 21, 2017

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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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