energy

Would you buy a $50 light bulb? Before you answer, consider this: it’ll last you upwards of 20 years and pay for itself several times over.

By Carl Graham, CEO, Montana Policy Institute So what’s all the fuss about fracking? Its most vocal opponents charge that fracking will burn your water, pollute your air, and cause the very ground to shift beneath you. The oil and gas industry obviously disagree...

Booming oil production in the Northern Plains is spurring law enforcement from the U.S. and Canada to gird for a spike in crimes ranging from drug trafficking to prostitution.

State economic development officials say a $25 million wind turbine manufacturing plant proposed for Butte isn't going to happen.

Increased coal train traffic draws concern throughout Montana

Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit over a proposed Montana coal mine expansion they say threatens the water supplies of nearby property owners.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants the Army Corps of Engineers to do a thorough review of the impacts of exporting U.S. coal through Northwest ports.

A legal battle is shaping up over records of the port in Coos Bay and its negotiations for a coal export terminal.

An energy conference next week in Billings aims to build on the industry's growth in the state.

NorthWestern Energy Corp. has given Compass Wind of Denver the go-ahead to build an $86.1 million wind farm in central Montana.