EPA may finally look at coal ash regulation, much needed in Montana

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EPA may finally look at coal ash regulation, much needed in Montana

When rancher Clint McRae first saw the swirling green and white ponds of arsenic, boron, mercury and lead-containing sludge 10 miles from...

March 17, 2014

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Green groups take comments on EPA’s new proposal to regulate carbon emissions

Statewide and local environmental groups took public comment on Thursday evening to forward to the Environmental Protection Agency on a...

March 10, 2014

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Coal quandary: Avista uses cheap power, but Inslee wary

COLSTRIP, Mont. – On Montana’s eastern plains, there’s a town that was built to burn coal and produce electricity for the...

February 24, 2014

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PPL Montana agrees to install pollution monitors

HELENA — PPL Montana has agreed to install new pollution monitors at its Colstrip and Corette coal-fired plants. The monitors are part...

February 14, 2014

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NorthWestern: PPL coal plants are losing money

HELENA – PPL Montana’s coal-fired electrical generating plants are costing the power company millions of dollars, according to...

February 12, 2014

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Montana Coal Exports Are Bad Business

By Derf Johnson Today the Montana Environmental Information Center released a white paper detailing the major financial, environmental, and...

January 21, 2014

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Hiring of outside law firm for coal comments sparks questions

MISSOULA – A state lawmaker wants to know why Attorney General Tim Fox hired an out-of-state law firm to draft comments in opposition to...

December 2, 2013

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Judge Directs EPA To Cough Up A Timeline For Finalizing Coal Ash Rules

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has called on the Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a plan for finalizing federal...

October 30, 2013

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Groups ask Montana regulators for hearing on coal-fired electricity generation plants in Colstrip

HELENA — Two environmental groups have asked the Montana Public Service Commission to hold a public hearing on PPL Montana’s potential...

August 27, 2013

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Montana delegation’s reaction to climate change plan is mixed

Saying the nation has a moral obligation to act, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

June 26, 2013

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