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Bad Actor Rule Must be Enforced

by Jim Jensen In the aftermath of the Pegasus Gold cyanide heap leach disaster, the Montana Legislature passed a far reaching and forward...

October 24, 2017

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Trump killing the Clean Power Plan does little for Montana coal energy

For Montana, the Obama-era Clean Power Plan was all smoke and no fire by the time the Trump administration announced Monday that it would...

October 11, 2017

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Colstrip’s Future Still Uncertain After End Of Clean Power Plan

On Tuesday, the Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, but what does that mean for Montana’s largest...

October 10, 2017

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What’s Next for the Smith River Mine?

by Derf Johnson In July 2017, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) declared Tintina Resources’ application for its...

October 2, 2017

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The Beginning of the End for the Colstrip Plant

by Anne Hedges, September 19, 2017 The Colstrip plant will only be “useful” until 2027. That’s according to an agreement filed last...

September 18, 2017

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Colstrip edges toward complete closure

Colstrip Power Plant’s largest owner will be financially ready to shutter the entire coal-burning facility by 2027, nearly two decades...

September 18, 2017

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Down to Earth – September 2017

Click on this link to see the latest issue of Down to Earth....

September 8, 2017

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Chasing the Sun

Advocates see great potential in Montana’s growing solar power industry, but a Public Service Commission decision has changed the...

August 31, 2017

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DOE’s Grid Study: Clinging to the Past

The following is a re-post of NRDC’s John Moore and Miles Farmer response to the widely anticipated U.S. Department of Energy’s...

August 24, 2017

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Sweet Victory: Court sides with MEIC and halts expansion of largest proposed underground coal mine in the country

Once again, the smoke-filled skies across Montana are a dangerous wake-up call that climate change is real and is already harming public...

August 17, 2017

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