Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.

NorthWestern Energy’s announcement of its intention to acquire Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the unreliable Colstrip plant is...

July 31, 2024

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Montana and Wyoming BLM to Phase Out Federal Coal Leasing

By Derf Johnson VICTORY – In a historic shift, indicative of the dramatic movement towards cleaner sources of energy, the Biden...

July 1, 2024

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Senator Daines Carries Water for Corrupt Coal Corporation

By Derf Johnson Barrels upon barrels of ink have been spilled on news stories covering the criminal enterprise in the Bull Mountains known...

July 1, 2024

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Montanans Don’t Deserve Highest Coal Plant Pollution Rate in the Nation

By Anne Hedges The Colstrip plant in eastern Montana is the nation’s number one bad actor for toxic air pollution. Colstrip Unit 4 has...

July 1, 2024

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Coal Train Pollution Subject of EPA Meeting

By Derf Johnson Anyone who’s stood next to train tracks in Montana or floated under a railroad bridge knows that coal trains pollute....

July 1, 2024

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Webinar Recording — Protecting Montanans’ Health from Coal Plant Toxins

EPA released a new mercury and air toxics standard (MATS) from coal-fired power plants such as the Colstrip plant. This rule is part of a...

May 15, 2024

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Turn Off That Leaky Pipeline: Methane Gas No Cleaner Than Coal

by Nick Fitzmaurice NorthWestern Energy is a combined electric and gas utility, operating as the monopoly energy provider throughout most...

March 29, 2024

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The Inevitable Wind-down of Montana’s Coal Mines

by Derf Johnson Montana is part of a region in the United States known as the Powder River Basin, currently the largest coal-producing...

March 29, 2024

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Montana’s Terrible Plan to Grease the Skids for a Massive Wyoming Coal Mine

By Derf Johnson Astronomical profits are motivating coal corporations to increase their export capacity in order to take advantage of a...

December 1, 2023

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Water Pollution Knows No Borders: How Canadian Coal is Poisoning Montana Waters

By Katy Spence Lake Koocanusa continues to be plagued by selenium pollution from Canadian coal mining, and MEIC continues to hold the line...

December 1, 2023

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