President Donald Trump is vowing once again to revive the coal industry – a promise he made but failed to deliver on in his ...

A Texas bankruptcy judge is asking a District Court to decide whether talc sold by Barretts Minerals Inc. and mined in ...

Mine owner Signal Peak Energy sits atop a billion-ton reserve of coal in the Bull Mountains, not far from where Thiele lives.

It may seem like a long time ago, but the emergence of crop alternatives designed to improve soil health and erosion was not ...

Former ranch hand Pat Thiele has spent years fighting a losing battle against a massive coal mine creeping underground toward ...

BEULAH, North Dakota – A former coal mine in western North Dakota that will be converted into a processing site for nickel ...

BILLINGS - The slide in Montana coal production continues, with more than 7 million fewer tons mined through the first half of the year compared to 2015. Through June, mines in Montana lost ...

The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era decision and will allow more coal leasing on federal land in Montana. The decision allows the Spring Creek Mine to access an additional 39.9 ...

President Joe Biden’s administration approved legislation blocking new coal mining in parts of Wyoming and Montana due to climate change concerns. Republican politicians in both states vowed to ...

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As Montana’s coal loses economic vitality, billions of tax dollars can fund renewable energy initiatives — if anyone wants them. The future of Montana's coal country: Money, power, politics ...

The rise of renewable energy sources poses life-changing questions for Montana’s coal country. Its communities face different directions as the energy economy reacts to billions of dollars in ...