HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A deal to keep a coal mine running in central Montana includes a secret side agreement between the owner and the...
January 12, 2016
Montana’s coal-fired power plants at Colstrip are facing yet another salvo from out-of-state, as utilities and environmental groups in...
BILLINGS— Environmental groups challenging the expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine say state regulators have failed to address...
January 7, 2016
Environmentalists are expressing disappointment in the new Clean Power Plan Advisory Council that Governor Steve Bullock announced today....
January 6, 2016
HELENA – Despite being the middle of winter, it’s time for some people to start planning summer trips. At the top of many lists...
January 5, 2016
by Kyla Maki On August 31, 2015, the Montana State Land Board unanimously approved a legal settlement between several environmental...
December 23, 2015
by Derf Johnson 2015 has been a critical year in the transition from carbon-based fuels such as coal to cleaner energy sources, and MEIC...
December 21, 2015
A mining company proposing a controversial Meagher County copper mine has submitted its application for a mine operating permit to the...
December 16, 2015
by Derf Johnson The application to develop an underground copper mine that would be adjacent to and directly underneath one of the Smith...
December 14, 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