Groups seek to block coal mine expansion

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Groups seek to block coal mine expansion

HELENA (AP) – Three conservation groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop an expansion of Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountain...

August 18, 2015

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Clean Power Plan’s Targets For Montana Remain Unclear

News reports are saying that President Obama’s Clean Power Plan has set new targets for Montana that are twice as large as those floated...

August 4, 2015

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Montanans Weigh The Risks And Rewards Of Mining Near The Smith River

About 50 miles east of Helena, in White Sulphur Springs, residents are weighing the benefits that a new copper mine could bring to their...

July 31, 2015

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Zinke Votes For Toxic Coal Ash Bill, Removing Safeguards for Montana’s Water

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2015 Contact: Anne Hedges, MEIC, (406) 461-9546 Derf Johnson, MEIC, (406) 581-4634 Zinke Votes For Toxic...

July 23, 2015

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Montana Ahead of the Game in Court Ruling on Mercury

HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday the costs of implementing smokestack technology to control mercury pollution should...

July 7, 2015

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IEEFA Report: Two More Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants That Should Be Retired

A new report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis shows in deep detail how two aging coal-fired units at...

June 24, 2015

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‘Smith River Memories’ campaign opposes copper mine plan

Two of Montana’s most outspoken groups opposing a proposed copper mine a mile from a tributary of the Smith River have launched a video...

June 18, 2015

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Conservation groups launch Smith River social media campaign

Two Montana conservation groups this week launched a social media campaign to protect the Smith River, which they say is threatened by a...

June 18, 2015

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Proposed mining activities prompt campaign highlighting Smith River

Proposed mining activities at the headwaters of Montana’s Smith River have prompted the release of a video and social media campaign...

June 18, 2015

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Court Strikes Down Coal Pollution Rule, Environmentalists And Coal Industry Cheer

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a rule meant to reduce haze from coal burned in Montana. Environmentalists were critical...

June 10, 2015

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