Montana Governor’s Energy Plan Appreciated

by Anne Hedges Yesterday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock unveiled a much anticipated Blueprint for Montana’s Energy Future. We continue...

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Montana governor unveils energy plan

HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled a blueprint Tuesday for what he calls a “balanced and responsible energy future”...

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PSC saved consumers $8 million with decision

Who should pay when a coal plant breaks down? That was the question before the Montana Public Service Commission recently after one of the...

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Deal in methane pollution dispute would bring little change

BILLINGS – The U.S. government has reached an agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas leases...

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Judge says waste water from Colstrip coal plant ponds is ‘alarming’

A state judge expressed alarm at the estimated 200 million gallons of contaminated water seeping annually from leaky ash-storage ponds at a...

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Otter Creek: A Landscape Spared

by Derf Johnson Seldom visited and population sparse southeastern Montana is one of the more incredible and unique places in the state....

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Down to Earth – June 2016

Click on this link to see the latest issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Victory #1 – Otter Creek Victory #2 – Rosebud Coal...

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Colstrip operator wants out in 2 years or less

BILLINGS – The company that keeps the coal-fired Colstrip power plant running has notified five of its owners that they’ll need a new...

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Montana PBS Presents: The Future of Colstrip

As the coal industry faces one setback after another, MontanaPBS News & Public Affairs Producer Beth Saboe looks at how the conflict...

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Top 6 Reasons Why Montana Should Throw in the Towel on the Otter Creek Coal Mine

by Anne Hedges The Otter Creek mine is dead. It’s time to admit it and move on. The landscape has so fundamentally changed over the last...

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