PPL Montana agrees to install pollution monitors

HELENA — PPL Montana has agreed to install new pollution monitors at its Colstrip and Corette coal-fired plants. The monitors are part...

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NorthWestern: PPL coal plants are losing money

HELENA – PPL Montana’s coal-fired electrical generating plants are costing the power company millions of dollars, according to...

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MEIC sues Attorney General over records

The Montana Environmental Information Center has sued Attorney General Tim Fox, alleging Fox illegally withheld documents that should be...

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State OKs copper exploration at head of Smith River

The state is allowing a Canadian company to dig deep into the ground to explore for copper near a tributary of the famed Smith River north...

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Opinions mixed on Bullock’s first quarter of term

Gov. Steve Bullock gets mixed reviews, often but not always following party lines, for his first year as Montana’s chief...

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Montana: Big Sky country at an environmental crossroads

GLENDIVE, Mont. — In the kitchen of a small white farmhouse down a corrugated dirt road, through a sea of grass, Irene Moffett pointed at...

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Hiring of outside law firm for coal comments sparks questions

MISSOULA – A state lawmaker wants to know why Attorney General Tim Fox hired an out-of-state law firm to draft comments in opposition to...

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PPL releases amount of improvements done at Colstrip power plant

HELENA — Data released as part of a recently settled freedom-of-information lawsuit show that PPL Montana spent more than $127 million...

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Judge Directs EPA To Cough Up A Timeline For Finalizing Coal Ash Rules

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has called on the Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a plan for finalizing federal...

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PSC denies NW Energy claims for lost revenue from conservation efforts

HELENA – The state Public Service Commission says NorthWestern Energy has overstated how much revenue it loses from energy-conservation...

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