Nuclear at Colstrip? Not so fast.

By Anne Hedges On October 20, 2022, there was a meeting in Colstrip to discuss the idea of placing experimental small scale nuclear...

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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...

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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...

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Rosebud mine owner, union ask for veto on Colstrip fuel source bill

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit The mining company that supplies the Colstrip power plant with coal is requesting that Gov. Greg Gianforte veto...

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Bill by Colstrip Republican directs state attorney general to investigate Montana environmental organizations

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current A Colstrip Republican who slipped an amendment into an unrelated bill to revive a potential...

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Colstrip bill reminds many of Montana’s energy deregulation debacle

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montana & Missoula Current (Daily Montanan) It’s no wonder that people talk about the 1997 energy...

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IEEFA U.S.: Colstrip legislation would slam NorthWestern customers with costs topping $1.3 billion over 20 years

By David Schlissel, IEEFA April 15, 2021 (IEEFA)—A measure being considered in the Montana Legislature (Senate Bill 379) would grossly...

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NW Energy/Colstrip bill ignites fiery comments — again

By Mike Dennison, KTVH HELENA — At a marathon hearing Wednesday evening, the bill meant to encourage NorthWestern Energy to acquire a...

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Lawmakers back state action on Colstrip contract

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette ontana’s attorney general is one step closer to taking up NorthWestern Energy’s fight over Colstrip...

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PSC staff: Northwestern’s Colstrip bill could cost ratepayers more

By Kelia Szpaller, Daily Montanan/Missoula Current Customers would pay an extra $56 to $86 a year for power if NorthWestern Energy...

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