HELENA – Environmental groups and the U.S. government reached a tentative agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from...
March 21, 2016
A judge struck down a permit for a southeastern Montana coal mine, saying officials failed to fully consider the effects of pollutants on...
March 19, 2016
Montana environmental regulators said Monday they want more details about potential water contamination before they will consider approving...
March 14, 2016
by Anne Hedges It’s a good day for water quality, a good day for property rights, and a great day for Montana’s future! Today, after...
March 10, 2016
Arch Coal suspended its application for a major mine in southeastern Montana on Thursday, two months after the mining giant filed for...
Many years ago, a friend in the mining industry told me one of the inconvenient truths about mining. Namely, that much of mining’s...
March 7, 2016
Click on the link below to download the March 2016 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Smith River Mine Colstrip Power Plant Montanore...
In the Bull Mountains, an hour or so northeast of Billings, two important forces in Montana’s history — coal mining and ranching —...
March 5, 2016
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is in the midst of analyzing a mine operating permit submitted by Tintina Montana Inc. And...
March 3, 2016
Coal ash ponds have leaked contaminants into ground and surface water surrounding eastern Montana’s Colstrip plant for decades. Three...
February 22, 2016