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Wyoming’s state implementation plan has been pending before the 10th Circuit for nearly a decade across three presidential administrations.

Environmental groups say Montana’s House Bill 576 and Senate Bill 392 flout federal regulations to protect the environment and punish citizens who challenge mining permits in good faith.

Citing a need for reliable power, NorthWestern Energy on Monday night announced an agreement to secure ownership of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 while the owner, Avista, retains the responsibility of decommissioning and cleaning the plant when it eventually shutters.

The battle between Charter and the various coal companies that have cycled through what is the Bull Mountain Mine in Roundup began more than a century ago.