US court faults Signal Peak coal mine expansion review

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US court faults Signal Peak coal mine expansion review

By  Elena Vasilyeva, Argus News The US Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) fell short...

April 6, 2022

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Bob Campbell’s constitutional legacy

By Chuck Johnson, Montana Free Press Campbell, who died in Missoula April 5, praised for his work on the 1972 Montana Constitution....

April 6, 2022

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Court Strikes Down Montana Coal Mine Expansion

By CounterPunch News Service HELENA, MONTANA—A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ panel has just ruled that Trump’s Office of...

April 5, 2022

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Federal Court Rejects Coal Mine Expansion Unlawfully Authorized by Trump

By Julia Conley, Common Dreams “This is now a huge opportunity for the Biden administration to get it right on coal and...

April 5, 2022

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Appeals Court Says U.S. Downplayed Coal Mine’s Climate Impacts

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials improperly downplayed the climate change effects from burning...

April 5, 2022

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9th Circuit revives challenge to Signal Peak’s coal-mine expansion

By Barbara Grzincic, Reuters   (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Monday revived a challenge by the Sierra Club and...

April 5, 2022

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The selenium battle of Lake Koocanusa

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press In December 2020, after five and a half years of meetings with government agencies and tribes on both...

April 5, 2022

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Commissioners Not Telling the Truth About Selenium Standard

By David Brooks, Andrew Gorder, Ellie Hudson-Heck and Derf Johnson, The Flathead Beacon At the adage goes: everyone is entitled to their...

March 30, 2022

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Another Court Says Rosebud Mine Expansion Was Illegal

By Anne Hedges The Rosebud Coal Mine is a large strip mine in sourheastern Montana that provides all of the coal to the Colstrip power...

March 30, 2022

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Down to Earth: March 2022

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March 27, 2022

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