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Montana Extends Spring Creek Mine Permit, Questions Over Tribal Immunity Remain

By & YPR News • Jan 7, 2020
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Montana officials say a Navajo Nation company may continue operating a coal mine for two more months amid negotiations over the terms of a state permit.

Navajo Nation Won't Back Bonds For Montana, Wyoming Mines

By & • Nov 13, 2019
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Navajo Nation leaders say the Tribe won’t financially back bonds for a subsidiary energy company that recently acquired three mines in Montana and Wyoming. 

Spring Creek Mine Reopens After Montana, Navajo Company Reach Temporary Deal

By • Oct 28, 2019
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Montana officials reached a temporary deal on Friday that will allow one of the largest coal mines in the U.S. to reopen amid a legal dispute with its new owners from the Navajo Nation.

State, Navajo Company Dispute Over Sovereignty Shutters Spring Creek Mine

By • Oct 25, 2019
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Coal workers in Montana are out of a job until a Navajo-owned company and the state settle a dispute over the extent to which the Tribe is subject to state environmental law.

Public Comment Opens On Major Revision At Spring Creek Coal Mine

By • Aug 27, 2019
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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality opened a 30-day public comment period Tuesday for a proposed major revision at Spring Creek Coal Mine in southeast Montana. The revision could allow about 72 million tons of coal to be mined.