Arch Coal submits application for strip mining permit at Otter Creek

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Arch Coal submits application for strip mining permit at Otter Creek

HELENA — Coal giant Arch Coal, which owns the rights to mine approximately 1.5-billion tons of coal in southeastern Montana, last month...

August 15, 2012

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Coal study fires up debate over economics, environment

HELENA — A recent study by Energy Policy Research Foundation claims that expanding coal development in the Powder River Basin could add...

August 13, 2012

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Groups threaten to sue Colstrip power plant for Clean Air Act violations

HELENA — The Montana Environmental Information Center and the Sierra Club sent a letter to the owners of the Colstrip Steam Electric...

July 26, 2012

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Warning: Colstrip Coal-Fired Energy Plant Dodging Pollution Laws

HELENA — Twenty years of alterations made behind closed doors at the Colstrip coal-fired energy plant at Colstrip could potentially...

July 25, 2012

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MEPA: Montana’s Excellent Planning Tool

By Jim Jensen, Helena Independent Record MEPA, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a Republican-sponsored law passed in 1971 that...

July 12, 2012

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BLM takes heat for coal lease prices in Montana, Wyoming

Last week, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, an energy think tank that seeks to reduce the use of coal, published...

July 5, 2012

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Report details economic boost from Otter Creek coal, attracts criticism

HELENA – The proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana, once operating, would create a $200 million-a-year positive economic...

June 13, 2012

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EPA wants information on PPL’s Colstrip upgrades

HELENA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered PPL Montana to submit detailed information about the scope of work done...

June 4, 2012

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Groups ask EPA for stricter emissions control

HELENA — Environmental groups and public health advocates on Tuesday urged the federal Environmental Protection Agency to require...

May 2, 2012

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State senator lobbies in Washington on oil, natural gas issues

April 26, 2012 WASHINGTON — Montana state Sen. Alan Olson was on Capitol Hill this week to lobby lawmakers on issues critical to the oil...

April 27, 2012

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