Montana rails form crucial link in world energy chain, leaders say

Energy doesn’t help anybody if it can’t get where it’s wanted, and Montana forms a crucial link in the energy transportation chain,...

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Dirty Coal and Water Bills Headed to his Desk Need to be Vetoed While a number of this session’s anti-environment bills were defeated due...

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Groups honor former legislator Carol Williams as Conservation Champion

Maybe she doesn’t owe it all to Butte, but Carol Williams’ hometown was integral in forging the conservation ethic she’s known...

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Bill prohibiting perpetual mine pollution voted down

HELENA – A bill to prohibit the state from permitting mines that require perpetual remediation was voted down on party lines and tabled...

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Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups

Mining advocates and conservation groups that often oppose each other on mining-related legislation found some common ground Monday with a...

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Down to Earth – March 2015

Click on the link below to download the March 2015 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Corette Plant to be Retired Otter Creek Water...

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Property rights bill would hobble state agencies

More than two dozen Republican legislators are cosponsoring a bill intended to strengthen private property rights by prohibiting state...

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Oil and gas tax holiday under fire in Senate committee

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State senators are contemplating repealing Montana’s oil and gas tax holiday under a recurring Democratic...

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Montana reaction to Keystone veto mixed

Montana reaction was mixed to President Obama’s Tuesday veto of the proposed 875-mile, 36-inch Keystone XL Pipeline from Port of...

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Bigger bond for metal mines sought

HELENA – The Senate Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on a bill Monday that would increase the amount of bonding required for...

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