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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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HB 576 & SB 392: The Next Chapter in the Story of the Coal Industry’s Undue Influence on Montana Government

By Derf Johnson For anyone that paid attention to MEIC’s lobbying efforts during the 2023 Montana Legislature, you will recall two bad...

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Judge Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Bad Coal Laws

By Derf Johnson In a very important step toward protecting our climate, water quality, and the ability for the public to participate in...

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Coal Mining’s Last Gasp at the Legislature?

By Derf Johnson As the United States and the world continue to shift to cleaner, more affordable energy sources, Montana policy-makers...

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EPA Rules To Limit Coal’s Impacts: The Good, Bad, and Mediocre

By Anne Hedges The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally releasing draft rules to reign in the numerous harmful impacts of...

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