Steve Daines

A coal community in Rosebud County is caught in a nationwide shift away from fossil fuels and towards more renewable energy, posing the longtime question of what’s in store for the future of Colstrip?

Owners of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant say new environmental regulations could shorten the plant’s life by a decade.

A working group the Biden Administration tasked with finding ways to update 151-year-old laws for mining hardrock minerals like copper and nickel issued a set of proposed reforms ranging from first-time fees to improved public outreach.

Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines serves on the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, and Indian Affairs. MTPR's Edward O’Brien caught up with Daines for a few minutes last week in between votes on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

Members of Montana’s congressional delegation and local lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration for answers about the Chinese balloon currently moving eastward over the U.S.

Montana’s marijuana industry includes 432 dispensaries, employs more than 4,000 people and contributes millions of dollars in tax revenue.

A bill to allow cannabis business access to traditional banking services failed in Congress.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to expand health care benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. With a bipartisan 86 to 11 vote, the PACT Act can now head to the president’s desk.

Montana Sen. Steve Daines previously supported the bill but joined 41 other Republicans Wednesday to block the burn pit legislation over concerns of excess federal spending.