Power plants burning Montana coal could drop from 50 to 14 in less than 2 decades

The number of U.S. power plants burning Montana coal is in steep decline as cheap natural gas and age lead to closures, according to a...

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Give Trump a Piece of Your Mind on Climate Change

The landmark Clean Power Plan requires coal-fired power plants to reduce carbon pollution in order to do our part to solve the climate...

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Environmental Groups File Suit Over Trump Methane Rules

Government watchdog groups are challenging the Trump administration in court over its move to suspend methane emission rules for oil and...

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Solar advocates suit claims Public Service Commission undercuts renewable energy projects

Solar advocates have sued Montana’s Public Service Commission for allegedly undercutting renewable energy development.Solar power has...

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Groups challenge new rule nullifying compliance obligations under BLM methane rule

For immediate release, Dec. 19, 2017 New rule buys BLM time to rescind or revise rule permanently...

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Press Release: Solar Investment in Montana Unlikely in Foreseeable Future if Commission Order Stands

Dozens of solar energy projects and millions in economic investment across the state are on the line...

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Down to Earth – December 2017

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NorthWestern, green energy advocates plan to sue Montana regulators over short contracts

Montana’s largest utility and renewable energy advocates are weighing legal options now that the state’s controversial new energy...

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Under Trump, the lines are drawn for a battle over resources in the West

Signal Peak Energy operates the West’s newest and largest underground coal mine. As recently as 2013, it employed more than 300 people,...

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Mining Regulator Nominee Draws Praise, Criticism In Montana

The nomination of a new regulator of surface mines in the United States is receiving praise from pro-coal groups in Montana but criticism...

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