Tintina to apply for mine permit

Tintina Resources Inc. announced Monday that it intends to submit an application for a copper mine operating permit to the Montana...

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GREG TOLLEFSON: A new threat to Smith River

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that the results of the Smith River float permit drawing were available at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks...

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Solar power installations continue dropping in price, pay off in under ten years in MT

The price of solar panels continues to drop, making them a more reasonable option for households. Montanans are taking notice; solar...

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Lawsuit challenges DEQ approval of mine near Smith River

Montana fishermen are joining with environmental groups to demand a better evaluation of a mining operation that could affect the Smith...

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EPA may finally look at coal ash regulation, much needed in Montana

When rancher Clint McRae first saw the swirling green and white ponds of arsenic, boron, mercury and lead-containing sludge 10 miles from...

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Green groups take comments on EPA’s new proposal to regulate carbon emissions

Statewide and local environmental groups took public comment on Thursday evening to forward to the Environmental Protection Agency on a...

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Coal quandary: Avista uses cheap power, but Inslee wary

COLSTRIP, Mont. – On Montana’s eastern plains, there’s a town that was built to burn coal and produce electricity for the...

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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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