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Senate votes to give renewable energy credits to hydroelectric dams

The state’s largest electric generator, PPL Montana is supporting new legislation giving renewable energy credits to expansions of...

March 12, 2013

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Colstrip power plant sued over pollution controls

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the owners of Montana’s massive Colstrip coal-fired power plant,...

March 6, 2013

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Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes

A state Senator from Kalispell wants to simplify Montana’s income tax system by repealing many of the tax credits. Senator Bruce Tutvedt...

February 24, 2013

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Your Help is Needed this Session

Volume 20, Number 2 — January 14, 2012 PDF Version Your Help is Needed this Session This session’s anti-environment bills are...

February 14, 2013

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Billionaire fracking brothers top donors to Montana political campaigns

HELENA — Two billionaire brothers who made a fortune in the fracking industry and have begun buying up eastern Montana land were the top...

February 10, 2013

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PPL may sell Montana dams, power plants

A potential sale of PPL Montana’s dams and its share of coal-fired power from Colstrip and Billings has several officials keeping their...

February 10, 2013

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School funding bill gets hearing: Plan increases stability for districts, supporters claim

School supporters from Ekalaka to Kalispell urged members of the Montana Senate’s education and cultural resources committee on Wednesday...

February 1, 2013

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Lawmakers muddy the water on renewable energy standard

No one disputes that hydroelectricity is a renewable energy source. But Montana lawmakers are again considering whether power from dams...

January 26, 2013

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Montana Republicans seek business tax cuts

Montana Republican leaders pitched their plans Wednesday to cut business equipment taxes and argued that the state’s clean energy tax...

January 23, 2013

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“FrackNation” documentary stirs debate

HELENA – The controversy surrounding the process of hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – continues to grow in...

January 23, 2013

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