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I spoke with participants like Lori Shaw from Colstrip United, and others from Melville, Dillon, Miles City, and Cascade to get their highlights from the trip. Click below for the full audio.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says the Trump administration is “trampling” on the rights of West Coast communities with a proposal to use military bases or other federal facilities for fossil fuel exports. The Democratic Wyden said in a Monday statement that the government should be investing in renewable fuels rather than propping up dirty energy sources such as coal...

'It really is a moral issue if you believe as I do that this is God’s creation...with all due respect to West Virginia we’re not gonna have a coal power plant floating around.'

A longtime legislative leader from the Crow Tribe in Montana testified on Capitol Hill earlier this week, sending a strong message to Washington state politicians blocking Crow coal from getting to market.

They kept telling us to get used to it. It's the new normal. Coal is dead. Coal is dying. Move on. Now this, from Bloomberg News: Trump's Making U.S. Coal Exports the Greatest They've Ever Been

“Unfortunately, Governor Inslee from the state of Washington has expressed his ideological opposition to coal" - Fox said

Q2 reports that leaders from Montana’s fossil fuel industry met with Congressman Greg Gianforte Thursday in Billings to discuss the future of the industry and help navigate federal regulations. The discussion focused on what changes can be made to federal permitting at a round table discussion which featured representatives of coal and oil and gas companies...

He's been a prominent governor, a central figure in international relations, and a member of President Bill Clinton's cabinet. Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D-MT) will join us on Friday's "Montana Talks" with Aaron Flint.

Montana Senator Steve Daines will be hosting his second Montana Energy Summit in Billings, set for May 30 and 31, where attendees will discuss Montanan’s energy infrastructure and the good paying jobs that the industry creates.

While Montanans ponder the fate of one cornerstone industry, the very-near future seems bleak for another; KTVQ.com reports that department stores have lost more jobs than coal mines.  America’s love affair with shopping at malls and department stores may be nearing an end, as the years between 2001 and 2016, show jobs at department stores fell 46%, according to the U...