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Colstrip deal hailed as ‘significant victory’ for environment

Owners of southeastern Montana’s Colstrip coal-fired power plant will convert two of the four units to a nonliquid disposal system, which...

July 27, 2016

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Petitioners seek more disclosure on fracking chemicals

Landowners, environmentalists and health advocates petitioned Montana regulators on Tuesday to require companies to more fully divulge...

July 27, 2016

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BREAKING: Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking

Conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates file petition to reform Montana’s fracking chemical disclosure rule...

July 26, 2016

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Now It’s Time to Take Care of Workers

by Anne Hedges No doubt the news of the last two weeks has frightened the folks who live in Colstrip. Politicians and climate deniers have...

July 25, 2016

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Hole sale: Tintina tries to market a Montana copper deposit

Jerry Zieg stands on a concrete floor below a water-stained ceiling in a cavernous office building on White Sulphur Springs’ main...

July 21, 2016

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After Decades of Polluting Water, Colstrip Plant to Address Leaking Coal Ash Ponds

Victory: As part of settlement, power plant will move to safer dry disposal for millions of tons of toxic waste Billings, MT — Decades...

July 21, 2016

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A big Northwest clean air victory: 2 old coal plants will be phased out

The phaseout of two old coal-burning power plants in Montana will reduce the Northwest’s carbon “footprint” by 5 million...

July 13, 2016

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Judge overturns DEQ permit on county subdivision

For the second time in little over a month, a state court has overturned a Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s wastewater...

July 3, 2016

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Keep the Smith the Smith

Guest Post: Senator Jon Tester In the Last Best Place, the Smith River represents one of the best places to float, fish, and camp, and one...

July 1, 2016

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Settlement Over Colstrip Pollution Controls Delayed

It’ll take a little longer than expected to settle at least one lawsuit – perhaps two – involving the coal-fired power plants at...

June 29, 2016

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