Judge overturns DEQ permit on county subdivision

For the second time in little over a month, a state court has overturned a Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s wastewater...

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Keep the Smith the Smith

Guest Post: Senator Jon Tester In the Last Best Place, the Smith River represents one of the best places to float, fish, and camp, and one...

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Settlement Over Colstrip Pollution Controls Delayed

It’ll take a little longer than expected to settle at least one lawsuit – perhaps two – involving the coal-fired power plants at...

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Montana Governor’s Energy Plan Appreciated

by Anne Hedges Yesterday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock unveiled a much anticipated Blueprint for Montana’s Energy Future. We continue...

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Montana governor unveils energy plan

HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled a blueprint Tuesday for what he calls a “balanced and responsible energy future”...

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PSC saved consumers $8 million with decision

Who should pay when a coal plant breaks down? That was the question before the Montana Public Service Commission recently after one of the...

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Deal in methane pollution dispute would bring little change

BILLINGS – The U.S. government has reached an agreement to end a dispute over greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas leases...

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Judge says waste water from Colstrip coal plant ponds is ‘alarming’

A state judge expressed alarm at the estimated 200 million gallons of contaminated water seeping annually from leaky ash-storage ponds at a...

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Otter Creek: A Landscape Spared

by Derf Johnson Seldom visited and population sparse southeastern Montana is one of the more incredible and unique places in the state....

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Down to Earth – June 2016

Click on this link to see the latest issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Victory #1 – Otter Creek Victory #2 – Rosebud Coal...

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