Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations

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Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations

By Derf Johnson The Rosebud Mine north of Billings. While the coal industry is in a long-term structural decline both in the United States...

March 15, 2023

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Another (!) Expansion of the Rosebud Coal Mine Ruled Illegal

By Derf Johnson MEIC’s Derf Johnson (center) at the Area F site with Earthjustice’s Shiloh Hernandez (left) and former MEIC board...

December 5, 2022

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Big Victory Against Leasing Coal on Public Lands

By Anne Hedges Victories against coal, oil, and gas development are extra sweet when they also involve protecting millions acres of public...

September 5, 2022

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Zinke’s Gift to the Coal Industry Ruled Illegal

By Anne Hedges Ryan Zinke was a climate disaster as Secretary of the Interior. Fortunately, a federal court in Montana recently ruled that...

September 5, 2022

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It’s Time for a Real Investigation of Signal Peak’s Coal Mine

By Anne Hedges & Katy Spence Photo by: Jackie Coffin After years of illegal behavior, Signal Peak Energy was caught by the U.S....

September 5, 2022

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Massive Colstrip Coal Mine Expansion Approval Challenged

By Derf Johnson While leaders and decision-makers in the U.S. and across the world are taking proactive, positive steps to directly address...

September 5, 2022

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Colstrip Coal Plant Owner Talen Energy is in a Deep Hole

By Anne Hedges The Colstrip power plant is an environmental and legal mess. As if the leaking ash ponds weren’t enough of a disaster, the...

June 5, 2022

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Montana Reduces Coal Ash Cleanup Bond at Power Plant

By Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana has reduced the cleanup bond it is requiring to guarantee the cleanup of...

June 30, 2021

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Western States in Open Combat Over Coal, ‘Woke’ Renewables Push

By Tripp Baltz Several Western states are facing off this spring over the future of their power production, an escalating war of words...

May 26, 2021

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Revive Ban on Federal Coal Leasing, States, Groups Urge Court

By Maya Earls The Trump administration improperly restarted the federal coal leasing program without adequate environmental review and...

May 19, 2021

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