Down to Earth – December 2015

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Down to Earth – December 2015

Click on the link below to download the December 2015 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Victories on Coal Mining and exports...

December 7, 2015

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Montana copper mine spurs debate

As a mining company prepares its permit application to develop a world-class copper deposit near a world-class river drainage in Montana,...

December 5, 2015

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Australian company now majority owner of Tintina

An Australian mining company is now the majority owner of Tintina Resources Inc., the company proposing to build a controversial Meagher...

November 24, 2015

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NorthWestern’s unrealistic ‘study’

Opinion Editorial – Shame on NorthWestern Energy and its band of merry men for orchestrating the largest misinformation...

November 23, 2015

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Why Colstrip’s Future Could Be Decided In Washington State

About a dozen Montanans were in Spokane Wednesday to talk to Washington state lawmakers about legislation that would impact the Colstrip...

October 28, 2015

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Montana joins lawsuit challenging clean-power rules

New regulations to slash emissions from coal-fired power plants took effect Friday, appearing in a list of fresh federal rules. Within...

October 26, 2015

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Victory: Protecting Clean Water and Preventing Coal Exports

by Anne Hedges Signal Peak Energy wants its Bull Mountain mine to become the largest underground coal mine in the nation. Most of the coal...

October 19, 2015

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Review panel rejects permit for Signal Peak coal mine expansion

HELENA — The Montana Environmental Review Board on Friday rejected a permit to expand a coal mine in the Bull Mountains over concerns...

October 19, 2015

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Montana Resources looks to expand tailings pond

In order to continue mining in Butte, Montana Resources has to enlarge Yankee Doodle Tailings pond. By 2020 Montana Resources’...

October 12, 2015

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Why Environmental Group is Involved in NorthWestern Energy Hearing

HELENA, MONT. — With the Public Service Commission now deliberating the outcome of NorthWestern Energy’s 2013 rate hike, the...

October 12, 2015

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