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Groups threaten to sue Colstrip power plant for Clean Air Act violations

HELENA — The Montana Environmental Information Center and the Sierra Club sent a letter to the owners of the Colstrip Steam Electric...

July 26, 2012

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Warning: Colstrip Coal-Fired Energy Plant Dodging Pollution Laws

HELENA — Twenty years of alterations made behind closed doors at the Colstrip coal-fired energy plant at Colstrip could potentially...

July 25, 2012

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MEPA: Montana’s Excellent Planning Tool

By Jim Jensen, Helena Independent Record MEPA, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a Republican-sponsored law passed in 1971 that...

July 12, 2012

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BLM takes heat for coal lease prices in Montana, Wyoming

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

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Imperial Withdraws Permits for “Megaloads”

The contentious Kearl Module Transportation Project is officially history. Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil has withdrawn an application for permits...

June 20, 2012

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Report details economic boost from Otter Creek coal, attracts criticism

HELENA – The proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana, once operating, would create a $200 million-a-year positive economic...

June 13, 2012

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Low Natural Gas Prices are a Double Edged Sword

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

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EPA wants information on PPL’s Colstrip upgrades

HELENA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered PPL Montana to submit detailed information about the scope of work done...

June 4, 2012

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Down to Earth – May 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

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Senator Baucus and Coal Ash in Montana

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

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