Down to Earth – February 2012

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Down to Earth – February 2012

Click on the link below to download the February 2012 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Mega-loads Victory Keystone XL Pipeline Oil...

February 29, 2012

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District judge sends Kearl megaloads back to MDT for environmental review

MISSOULA — A judge has ruled the Montana Department of Transportation must do a more extensive environmental review before allowing...

February 18, 2012

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Judge rejects challenge to Otter Creek coal lease

February 8, 2012 A judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging the state Land Board’s lease of 587 million tons of publicly owned coal...

February 8, 2012

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Montana Water Pollution Limits Approved by EPA

January 10, 2012 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Montana’s plan to phase in strict...

January 20, 2012

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In Montana, a rough road for oil sands equipment

(Reuters) – Along a remote stretch of mountain highway near the Idaho/ Montana border, on the very same route that nearly killed the...

January 18, 2012

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EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits – Colstrip Plant Among Top Sources in U.S.

January 11, 2012 WASHINGTON — The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants, including...

January 11, 2012

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Megaloads return to district court on Friday

What could be the final courtroom salvo in the big rig saga involving Imperial Oil/Exxon Mobil is set to begin at 10 a.m. Friday in...

January 4, 2012

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Beyond Coal: Showdown at Highwood

MEIC worked very hard to account for the true costs of the Highwood Generating Station. In July 2010, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in...

January 3, 2012

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Power companies: EPA rules would increase costs for some customers

HELENA – Power companies told state regulators Tuesday that new federal pollution rules for coal-fired power plants are sure to raise...

December 7, 2011

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Down to Earth – November 2011

Click on the link below to download the November 2011 issue of Down to Earth.   In this issue: Coal Mining Pollution Big Rigs to Move...

November 1, 2011

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