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EPA is helping coal plants avoid cleaning up their toxic mess – comment by Sept. 15.

MEIC — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:09:04 +0000

In 2015, the Obama Administration signed the U.S. EPA’s Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) Rules into law to address the risks of coal ash contamination of water resources at coal plants across the country, including at Colstrip. Unfortunately, the law exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills and unlined ponds from these requirements to monitor and clean …

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Protect the Cabinet Mountains

Peyton Olson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:30:41 +0000

The Kootenai National Forest is currently accepting public comments regarding its environmental review of proposed mining activities in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness area in Northwest Montana. The environmental review will examine the proposed “Libby Exploration Project,” which is a proposal by Idaho-based Hecla mining to conduct additional mining exploration at the proposed Montanore mine. If …

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News Release: Montana Supreme Court Orders Analysis of Climate Impact of Methane Gas Plant

Katy Spence — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:53:59 +0000

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Carbon Capture and Storage: Best Intentions Leading to Corporate Benefits

Katy Spence — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:22:45 +0000

By Nick Fitzmaurice Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a seemingly well-intentioned approach to addressing the climate crisis where emissions are captured at the source (the smokestack of a coal plant) or directly from the air and deposited into permanent (usually geologic) storage to alleviate growing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. However, while this …

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Montana Clean Energy Tax Credits

Katy Spence — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:36:06 +0000

Montana clean energy tax credits and low-interest loans help reduce upfront costs for individuals who improve the energy efficiency of their homes or install renewable energy systems on their property. Montana Tax Credits Montana Energy Conservation and Installation Tax Credit – Montana residents can claim a credit for energy conservation investments made to a home or …

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