DEQ: Water testing for copper mine will have no impacts

Proposed water testing for a planned copper mine near the headwaters of the Smith River would have no impacts on groundwater quality and...

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Plan to expand logging on grizzly, bull trout habitat near Whitefish in court

A state plan to expand logging on school trust lands would ruin crucial habitat for grizzly bears and bull trout near Whitefish, attorneys...

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Montana Crude Rail Routes Revealed

A dozen or more trains carrying crude oil from the Bakken region are moving across northern Montana every week, skirting the edge of...

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Groups challenge permit for Granstdale Addition subdivision

Three groups are challenging the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of a groundwater discharge permit for a 181-lot...

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Colstrip is neither cheap nor reliable for Montanans

When your old car continues to break down, there comes a point when you decide to stop throwing money at it and invest in a newer, more...

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4,000 new clean energy jobs in Montana, report predicts

A new economic report commissioned by two conservation groups says Montana will support more than 4,000 clean energy jobs in the next two...

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PPL to spin off Montana generating assets in new deal

HELENA – PPL Montana’s parent company on Monday announced a plan to spin off its unregulated energy assets and combine them with...

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Montanans react to Obama EPA’s draft rules to reduce CO2 emissions

HELENA — The Obama administration’s new draft rules to reduce carbon emissions evoked strong, divergent reactions Monday in Montana,...

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Coal: Nail in Colstrip’s coffin

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee dealt a cross-border blow last week to Montana’s controversial Colstrip power plant … <READ MORE>...

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Montana Pollution Rules Make Strange Bedfellows

SEATTLE (CN) – Regulations to reduce air pollution in Montana’s national parks made unlikely allies of environmentalists and...

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