State Land Board will sign long-term coal lease with Signal Peak

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State Land Board will sign long-term coal lease with Signal Peak

September 18, 2012: HELENA – The Montana State Land Board has agreed to sign a long-term coal lease to Signal Peak Energy in...

September 18, 2012

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Montana Colstrip ash ponds agreement challenged

Conservation groups have filed an appeal challenging an agreement between the state and PPL Montana that requires the company to more...

September 7, 2012

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Governor’s stance on Otter Creek irresponsible

Answering protests that Montana should reconsider its decision to lease Otter Creek coal, Gov. Brian Schweitzer demonstrated that he is...

August 29, 2012

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EPA: Local plants must improve emissions

Tasked with clearing the air in national parks, the U.S. government finalized its rule to regulate companies that pollute in Montana....

August 20, 2012

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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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