By Jim Jensen, Helena Independent Record MEPA, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a Republican-sponsored law passed in 1971 that...
July 12, 2012
Last week, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, an energy think tank that seeks to reduce the use of coal, published...
July 5, 2012
The contentious Kearl Module Transportation Project is officially history. Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil has withdrawn an application for permits...
June 20, 2012
HELENA – The proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana, once operating, would create a $200 million-a-year positive economic...
June 13, 2012
By Kyla Maki In 2008, the annual average of natural gas prices was $8.18/million Btu. In 2011 the annual average was $4.05/million Btu. In...
June 8, 2012
HELENA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered PPL Montana to submit detailed information about the scope of work done...
June 4, 2012
Click on the link below to download the May 2012 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Haze in the Big Sky Colstrip Secrecy Coal Ash...
May 29, 2012
By Anne Hedges What does the Transportation Bill being negotiated in Congress have to do with Pennsylvania Power and Light’s leaking coal...
May 25, 2012
By Kyla Maki Over the last few years, renewable energy has seen explosive growth in the United States. According to the Energy Information...
May 11, 2012
The EPA recently released a “regional haze” plan, that will have a significant impact on cleaning up the air we breath in...
May 9, 2012