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...

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Environmental Groups Head to Court Against Biden Administration’s Defense of Federal Coal Leasing

GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Tribal and environmental groups filed their opening brief today challenging the Biden...

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Montana Legislator Introduces Bill to Legally Target Environmentalists After Coal Bailout Fails

By Brian Kahn, Earther Gizmodo A fight is brewing in Montana over legislation that, if passed, would compel the state’s attorney general...

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Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

Motion backs the Biden administration’s legality in pausing federal onshore, offshore leasing CONTACTS Maggie Caldwell, (347)...

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Coalition Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

For Immediate Release, April 19, 2021 Contact: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, (347) 527-6397, mcaldwell@earthjustice.orgKyle Tisdel,...

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4 states weigh plans to rescue coal plants

By Miranda Willson, E&E News reporter Four states are weighing plans to stall the retirement of coal-fired power plants, a sign of...

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Coal Supporters Fight to Keep Colstrip Alive in Montana Legislature

By Dan Catchpole, Clearing Up Coal industry boosters in the Montana Legislature are fighting to keep the Colstrip power plant alive even as...

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Bill to boost Colstrip and coal-fired power blasted by critics

By Mike Dennison, KXLH Consumer and environmental advocates teed off Thursday on a new bill meant to help the state’s biggest utility buy...

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Coal cuts: Aging power plants, cheap natural gas shutting off Montana coal

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette It wasn’t the first time a Montana coal mine had gone bankrupt, but Decker Coal’s reason for calling it...

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PSC Agrees with MEIC Against NorthWestern Overcharging Customers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27th, 2020 Contact: MEIC’s Anne Hedges, (406) 461-9546, ahedges@meic.org HELENA, MT – This morning...

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