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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...

Montana coal production is down a third this spring, and it’s a trend that doesn’t seem to be letting up.  Montana coal mines have produced 9.6 million tons of coal through May 1, down 4 million tons compared to the same four months last year...

Gov. Steve Bullock met with members of the Colstrip community on Tuesday, saying he’s doing what he can to protect their energy future.  The Democratic governor’s hour-long meeting with community leaders produced no concrete solutions...

The operator of the four coal-fired power plants at Colstrip told plant owners Monday it plans to exit as operator within two years.  State officials confirmed Monday they’d been told Talen Energy of Allentown, Pa., informed the plants’ utility owners that it no longer wants to operate the power plants in southeastern Montana...

Northwestern Energy is bringing government and energy industry officials together in Missoula for the Clean and Affordable Energy Conference at the Holiday Inn, Downtown.

This week, Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held the first of six meetings to discuss the fate of coal-leasing in the U.S. Shelby DeMars from the pro-coal advocacy group Count on Coal Montana, says the six meetings should be expanded to include places like Montana where coal is actually mined...

Local counties are feeling the pain as the downturn in coal reduces their expected income to support community services; Income that pays for services like law enforcement, county roads, the hospital, court system and other services. For example, revenue in Musselshell County is expected to fall this year by $300,000...

Montana Senator Steve Daines took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to tout Montana's homegrown energy portfolio and the benefit to Montana's economy.

On March 1, Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke spoke with US Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at the House Committee On Natural Resources. Jewell responded to Zinke after he questioned her about the effect of the coal lease moratorium on jobs.