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Coal production increases in Montana this year come at a time when U.S. coal production is up 3% for the year so far. Increased exports and a slight rebound in

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A lawmaker in Montana has proposed legislation intended to let...

A Busby lawmaker is proposing legislation intended to let Big Horn County negotiate a collection agreement with a troubled coal company that owes more than $8 million in delinquent taxes to the county. The proposal has the backing of county officials and Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC), which bought the debt-saddled Spring Creek Mine from its bankrupt parent company last year. But some Democratic lawmakers and at least one environmental group have warned that the bill could allow NTEC or ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana coal mine has closed amid a substantial decline in...

Source: Scott Olson/Getty Images News via Getty Images The Trump administration did not offer comment to the U.S. Supreme Court about a bid by certain coal-producing states to reject the legitimacy of Washington state standing in the way of a coal export terminal, leaving an opportunity for a Biden administration-controlled U.S. Justice Department to give an opinion instead. After the state of Washington denied a water quality permit for the terminal proposed by Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longvi...