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Peter Burns writes, "The utility's actions dictate its reputation, and its current actions regarding public health air quality protections are reprehensible."

Attorneys say upgrading plant would cost $350M, while closing it will destabilize power grid, raise consumer costs.

Officials with the power company have argued repeatedly that they’ve had to raise residential power rates because those rates have been subsidized by larger industrial and commercial carriers.

NorthWestern Energy argues that Montana needs the reliable baseload power that Colstrip provides to meet growing demand, supplemented by growing wind and solar energy on the grid.