Trump administration approves more coal mining in Montana
The Trump administration has switched directions and now says it will open up at least one large tract of federal land to ...
KTVQ5d
As lawmakers weigh nuclear power in Montana, critics warn it could pose community safety risk
The power plants in Colstrip have been providing power to the American West since the 1970s, but coal-powered electricity is ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle5mon
The future of coal country: Montana communities on the brink of change
2024 COLSTRIP — A drive through Montana’s coal country starts at the Little Bighorn Battlefield and ends in an uncertain future. The road rolls over prairie grasslands of the Crow Indian ...
Mining Weekly15d
US approves expansion of Montana coal mine
The expansion will allow 39.9-million tons of coal to be mined over the next 16 years. The approval marks a victory for the Spring Creek mine, which has sought for nearly two decades to boost ...
Billings Gazette15d
Fed's expansion of Spring Creek Coal Mine will extend the mine's life by 16 years
The Spring Creek Coal Mine is already the largest in Montana and will get the expansion it has been seeking for more than 20 years. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that the ...
U.S. News & World Report16d
US Approves Expansion of Montana Coal Mine
(Reuters) -The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior Department said on Thursday, a move aligned with President Donald ...