Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups

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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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Great Falls lawmaker renews debate on oil, gas trust fund

Montana lawmakers have grappled for several years over whether to create a carbon copy of the state’s coal trust using a slice of tax...

February 6, 2015

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Dunwell brings fracking disclosure bill

Oil and gas developers would have to disclose concentrations of fracking fluids and notify nearby landowners 45 days before beginning...

January 23, 2015

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New regulations: Coal industry, critics differ on cost to Montana consumers

HELENA – In their fight against federal rules to cut carbon emissions, the coal industry and its allies are producing studies saying the...

December 24, 2014

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Cost of compromise

On Dec. 3, Rep. Steve Daines stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh in a joint press conference announcing the...

December 20, 2014

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