{"id":67994,"date":"2020-05-09T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=66578"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:53:26","slug":"energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern homepage-posts__style-15\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262679\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bob-morris tag-data-centers tag-energy tag-greg-gianforte tag-montana-insights tag-northwestern-energy tag-public-service-commission tag-ryan-zinke tag-steve-daines tag-troy-downing tag-u-s-congress tag-unleashing-energy-task-force category-energy category-montana-insights type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/03\/03\/montanans-want-more-solar-natural-gas-development-are-less-interested-in-new-coal-plants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A.Bonogofsky-Rosebud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montanans want more solar, natural gas development, are less interested in new coal plants\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/03\/03\/montanans-want-more-solar-natural-gas-development-are-less-interested-in-new-coal-plants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montanans want more solar, natural gas development, are less interested in new coal plants<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The poll results on Montana\u2019s energy mix come as politicians and policymakers grapple with surging electricity demand spurred by investment in artificial intelligence and the data centers that support it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-03T08:00:00-07:00\">03.03.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha ts-3 \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Latest ENERGY Reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260324\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brad-molnar tag-federal-energy-regulatory-commission tag-jenny-harbine tag-ken-toole tag-montana-environmental-information-center tag-montana-public-service-commission tag-northwestern-energy tag-puget-sound-energy category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/15\/northwestern-energy-now-owns-an-extra-592-megawatts-of-colstrip-whats-its-plan-for-doubling-down-on-coal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NorthWestern Energy now owns an extra 592 megawatts of Colstrip. What\u2019s its plan for doubling down on coal?<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What we know about data centers, electricity costs and the future of Montana\u2019s largest power plant following NorthWestern\u2019s acquisition of nearly 600 megawatts of coal-fired power.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T09:56:57-07:00\">01.15.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T09:57:08-07:00\">01.15.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"257276\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-northwestern-energy tag-public-service-commission category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/11\/20\/montana-utility-board-reaches-tentative-decision-on-northwestern-rates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana utility board: NorthWestern can put $246 million of its new gas plant into customers\u2019 rates<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Montana Public Service Commission on Nov. 19, 2025, signalled its willingness to allow Montana\u2019s largest utility to put the Yellowstone County Generating Station into the electricity rates of the 400,000-plus Montanans it serves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-20T18:04:39-07:00\">11.20.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-20T18:04:48-07:00\">11.20.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"257118\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-atlas-power tag-data-center tag-montana-public-service-commission tag-northwestern-energy tag-quantica-infrastructure tag-sabey-data-center-properties tag-utility-regulation category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/11\/18\/groups-push-back-on-montanas-data-center-boom\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Groups push back on Montana\u2019s \u2018data center boom\u2019 in petition before utility commission<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a petition before the Public Service Commission, a coalition of groups working on energy, climate and social justice issues argued that hundreds of thousands of Montanans will face higher bills unless the state\u2019s utility regulator provides stricter oversight of NorthWestern Energy, the state\u2019s largest utility. NorthWestern has inked agreements with at least three data\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-18T19:15:00-07:00\">11.18.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-19T07:02:52-07:00\">11.19.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-shouting-no-name-calling-just-award-winning-local-journalism-for-montanans-by-montanans\"><strong>No shouting. 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Greg Gianforte, energy experts waded into the rise in electricity demand and proposals for Montana projects that could help meet that need.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-20T17:23:29-06:00\">10.20.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-21T11:28:55-06:00\">10.21.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"253737\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-amazon tag-austin-knudsen tag-big-tech tag-climate tag-gianforte tag-google tag-greenwashing tag-meta tag-microsoft tag-montana-department-of-justice tag-northwestern-energy tag-quantica category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/25\/montana-doj-raises-greenwashing-claims\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-13-25_JohnStember_52258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montana DOJ raises greenwashing claims in investigation into four Big Tech companies\u2019 energy use\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/25\/montana-doj-raises-greenwashing-claims\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana DOJ raises greenwashing claims in investigation into four Big Tech companies\u2019 energy use<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The letter dated Sept. 24, 2025, accuses four of the world\u2019s largest tech companies of engaging in a \u201cshell game\u201d that has implications for the country\u2019s grid. The letter comes as Montana faces burgeoning data center development that could more than double electricity demand for Montana\u2019s largest utility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-25T18:23:25-06:00\">09.25.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-01T13:55:45-06:00\">10.01.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"253377\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-laurel-montana tag-northwestern-energy tag-reporter-residency tag-yellowstone-county-generating-station category-energy partner-the-laurel-outlook type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/25\/in-laurel-montana-adjusting-to-life-with-the-power-plant-next-door\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912LM-Laurel-0004-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A power plant next door\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/25\/in-laurel-montana-adjusting-to-life-with-the-power-plant-next-door\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A power plant next door<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NorthWestern Energy\u2019s 175-megawatt gas plant in Laurel is a lightning rod in Montana\u2019s ongoing debate over the state\u2019s energy future. We asked some of its neighbors what they think about the industrial behemoth in their backyard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/edietrich\/\">Eric Dietrich<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-25T06:00:00-06:00\">09.25.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T19:35:05-06:00\">09.30.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern subscribe__style-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"253070\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-avista tag-big-horn-county-electric-cooperative tag-coal tag-colstrip tag-energy-keepers tag-northwestern-energy tag-public-service-commission category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/19\/additional-colstrip-shares-represent-a-significant-financial-obligation-for-northwestern\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-138-800x600.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"NorthWestern anticipates spending $18 million annually on operation and maintenance for Avista\u2019s share of Colstrip\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-138-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-138-900x675.png 900w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-138-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-138-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/09\/19\/additional-colstrip-shares-represent-a-significant-financial-obligation-for-northwestern\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NorthWestern anticipates spending $18 million annually on operation and maintenance for Avista\u2019s share of Colstrip<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NorthWestern Energy is asking the Montana Public Service Commission to approve a new regulatory mechanism for its expanded share of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-19T16:39:14-06:00\">09.19.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-19T16:39:25-06:00\">09.19.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"251302\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-black-hills-corp tag-northwestern-energy category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/08\/19\/south-dakota-based-black-hills-corp-plans-to-buy-northwestern-energy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NWE-1200x900.webp?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Dakota-based Black Hills Corp. plans to buy NorthWestern Energy\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NWE-1200x900.webp?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NWE-800x600.webp?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NWE-400x300.webp?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NWE-200x150.webp?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/08\/19\/south-dakota-based-black-hills-corp-plans-to-buy-northwestern-energy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Dakota-based Black Hills Corp. plans to buy NorthWestern Energy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South Dakota-based Black Hills Corp. is buying Northwestern Energy. The two utilities announced an all-stock transaction that will result in Black Hills shareholders having a 56% majority in the new company, which will be headquartered in Rapid City.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/tom-lutey\/\">Tom Lutey<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T10:21:50-06:00\">08.19.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T18:21:29-06:00\">08.19.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"250099\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colstrip tag-dawson-county tag-glendive-wind-project tag-mccone-county tag-nextera-energy tag-prairie-county tag-renewable-energy tag-reporter-residency category-energy partner-glendive-ranger-review type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/08\/01\/political-headwinds-turn-against-wind-farms-in-southeast-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-31T182404.373.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Political headwinds turn against wind farms in southeast Montana\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/08\/01\/political-headwinds-turn-against-wind-farms-in-southeast-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Political headwinds turn against wind farms in southeast Montana<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When landowners in southeast Montana leased their property for wind turbines, they had high hopes the projects would help sustain their personal pocketbooks and community economies. That was before President Donald Trump put terms favoring renewable energy development on pause and their neighbors started lobbying county governments to sandbag wind energy development with zoning. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/tom-lutey\/\">Tom Lutey<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-01T08:00:00-06:00\">08.01.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-04T12:08:28-06:00\">08.04.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide newspack-pattern donation__style-3 has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99bea790 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png 500w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-empower-your-community\"><strong>Empower your community.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-power-the-press\"><strong>Power the press!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<p id=\"h-our-mission-is-to-produce-in-depth-journalism-that-creates-positive-change-in-the-lives-of-our-local-communities-but-we-need-your-help-to-make-our-journalism-possible-and-keep-it-free-for-all-readers\">Fuel the future of independent, public-powered news in Montana. Become a member of Montana Free Press and help bring high-quality, independent journalism to more communities in our state.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<a href=\"#XETGYZDF\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-energy-reporting-0\">MORE ENERGY REPORTING<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-1 is-landscape is-style-default has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"250135\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alana-lake tag-anne-hedges tag-colstrip tag-montana-environmental-information-center tag-northwestern-energy tag-public-service-commission tag-quantica-infrastructure tag-talen category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/31\/northwestern-energy-inks-power-agreement-with-an-ai-data-center-planned-for-yellowstone-county\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Northwestern-Energy-building.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"NorthWestern Energy inks power agreement with proposed AI data center in Yellowstone County\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/31\/northwestern-energy-inks-power-agreement-with-an-ai-data-center-planned-for-yellowstone-county\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NorthWestern Energy inks power agreement with proposed AI data center in Yellowstone County\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> NorthWestern Energy announced on July 30, 2025, that it has signed a letter of intent to provide up to 1,000 megawatts of energy to a data center under development by Quantica Infrastructure, a recently launched commercial enterprise that seeks to build \u201cresilient network solutions for AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-31T20:50:48-06:00\">07.31.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-04T11:29:16-06:00\">08.04.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"249097\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brad-molnar tag-jennifer-fielder tag-lucas-hamilton tag-montana-public-service-commission tag-northwestern-energy category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/07\/northwestern-energy-backs-off-unpopular-unregulated-rate-hike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC_0376-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"NorthWestern Energy, Montana utility board dial back electricity rate hike\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/07\/northwestern-energy-backs-off-unpopular-unregulated-rate-hike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NorthWestern Energy, Montana utility board dial back electricity rate hike<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Montana Public Service Commission on July 1, 2025, agreed to authorize the partial electricity rate structure NorthWestern Energy reached with the Montana Consumer Counsel and a handful of the utility\u2019s largest customers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-07T18:31:10-06:00\">07.07.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-08T09:37:04-06:00\">07.08.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"249091\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-energy category-no-republish partner-associated-press type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/07\/trump-administration-weighs-new-coal-sales-from-public-lands-in-montana-and-wyoming\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/US_Coal_Mining_Trump_25188721833067.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trump administration weighs new coal sales from public lands in Montana and Wyoming\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/07\/trump-administration-weighs-new-coal-sales-from-public-lands-in-montana-and-wyoming\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trump administration weighs new coal sales from public lands in Montana and Wyoming<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Interior Department proposal comes after the Biden administration, citing climate change, tried to end sales of the fuel from the nation&#8217;s most productive coal fields \u2014 the Powder River Basin in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/matthew-brown-associated-press\/\">Matthew Brown, Associated Press<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-07T16:25:10-06:00\">07.07.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-07T16:25:19-06:00\">07.07.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"248710\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-eastern-montana tag-explosion tag-oil-storage-and-disposal-plant category-energy category-no-republish type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/06\/26\/oil-field-disposal-plant-in-eastern-montana-explodes-no-injuries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oil field disposal plant in eastern Montana explodes, no injuries\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-scaled-e1625000705160.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/oil-pad-706x530.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/06\/26\/oil-field-disposal-plant-in-eastern-montana-explodes-no-injuries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oil field disposal plant in eastern Montana explodes, no injuries<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Authorities say a fiery explosion at a storage and disposal plant in the oil fields of eastern Montana was felt by people 10 miles away but caused no injuries or fatalities. Richland County Emergency Manger Brandon Roth says no one was on site when the explosion happened. Roth says emergency crews were waiting to approach\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-26T10:20:53-06:00\">06.26.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-06-26T10:21:01-06:00\">06.26.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"248557\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colstrip tag-environmental-protection-agency tag-mercury-and-air-toxics-standard tag-northwestern-energy tag-trump-administration category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/06\/23\/epa-moves-to-lift-air-standards-rule-lawsuit-follows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Colstrip-1200x675-1-800x600.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"EPA moves to lift air standards rule, lawsuit follows\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Colstrip-1200x675-1-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Colstrip-1200x675-1-900x675.png 900w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Colstrip-1200x675-1-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Colstrip-1200x675-1-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/06\/23\/epa-moves-to-lift-air-standards-rule-lawsuit-follows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">EPA moves to lift air standards rule, lawsuit follows<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved to reverse the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard rule that the Biden administration implemented last year to reduce airborne emissions of heavy metals and soot when coal is burned to create electricity. 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