Coal

Energy analysts expect U.S. coal generation and demand to increase temporarily.

A controversial coal mine expansion in south central Montana is being fast-tracked toward approval, after more than a decade of waiting for a decision.

The proposal responds to a Montana lawsuit calling for the climate and health impacts of fossil fuels to be factored into land management decisions

The public comment process in an upcoming Environmental Impact Statement gives area locals an opportunity to share their thoughts and give feedback on the future content of the analysis.

The expansion of an underground coal mine in central Montana is on pause amid legal challenges from conservation groups that say regulators failed to fully consider environmental impacts.

NorthWestern Energy announced this month that it’s acquiring co-owner Avista Utilities’ stake in the Colstrip coal-fired power plant. Colstrip's mayor says it's a relief, but environmentalists say it's a step in the wrong direction.

House Bill 8 would authorize state loans for local projects and use the coal-severance tax, or taxes collected on coal mined in Montana, to back those loans.

Underground coal seams can burn unnoticed for years. They can also spark raging wildfires. Funding to extinguish them is limited, but a mapping effort is underway to plot the smoldering coordinates.

Talen representatives say they don’t expect restructuring to affect operations at the Colstrip coal-fired power plant, which the company owns a 30% share in.

Marathon Digital Holdings says it will move its mining servers away from the plant in Hardin to locations where it can tap non-carbon-emitting power.