Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report

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Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report

HELENA –A draft report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of fracking on drinking water is drawing opposite...

June 9, 2015

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Montana rails form crucial link in world energy chain, leaders say

Energy doesn’t help anybody if it can’t get where it’s wanted, and Montana forms a crucial link in the energy transportation chain,...

April 30, 2015

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Groups honor former legislator Carol Williams as Conservation Champion

Maybe she doesn’t owe it all to Butte, but Carol Williams’ hometown was integral in forging the conservation ethic she’s known...

March 31, 2015

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Bill prohibiting perpetual mine pollution voted down

HELENA – A bill to prohibit the state from permitting mines that require perpetual remediation was voted down on party lines and tabled...

March 30, 2015

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Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups

Mining advocates and conservation groups that often oppose each other on mining-related legislation found some common ground Monday with a...

March 23, 2015

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Property rights bill would hobble state agencies

More than two dozen Republican legislators are cosponsoring a bill intended to strengthen private property rights by prohibiting state...

March 13, 2015

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Oil and gas tax holiday under fire in Senate committee

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State senators are contemplating repealing Montana’s oil and gas tax holiday under a recurring Democratic...

March 12, 2015

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Montana reaction to Keystone veto mixed

Montana reaction was mixed to President Obama’s Tuesday veto of the proposed 875-mile, 36-inch Keystone XL Pipeline from Port of...

February 25, 2015

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Bigger bond for metal mines sought

HELENA – The Senate Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on a bill Monday that would increase the amount of bonding required for...

February 16, 2015

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Bill would fine feds for wildfire smoke

In recent summers, Gallatin Valley residents have sometimes had to endure poor air quality from wildfire smoke, so a Bozeman legislator...

February 6, 2015

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