2025 TSRA Annual Meeting - The Forge Hotel, Anaconda, MT
**Save the Date: Treasure State Resources Association Annual Meeting, June 11-12, The Forge Hotel, Anaconda, MT. More information to follow.
Reduction in Coal Production Has Far Reaching Impacts
In a recent article written by Tom Lutey of the Billings Gazette, Bud Clinch of the Montana Coal Council reports that Montana coal production has already dropped about 4 million tons compared to the same January – April time period last year.
Montana Congressional Delegation Pushes Forest Service to Advance Permitting Process for Rock Creek Mine
(U.S. Congress) — Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke this week pushed the U.S. Forest Service to finalize an important document and advance a decades-old permitting process for the Rock Creek Mine in northwest Montana.
In a letter to Kootenai National Forest Supervisor Chris Savage, the Montana congressional delegation encouraged the Forest Service to finalize the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in a timely manner. The SEIS must be finalized before the Rock Creek Mine project can move forward in the permitting process.
WEFR Initiates Natural Resource Education Media Effort
The Western Education Foundation for Resources has launched a new tv spot pointing out the importance of coal development to Montana communities. WEFR also has a new website and Facebook page that provide additional information.
Chamber CLE CPP Presentation
Click here to view the CLE presentation given at the Montana State Chamber of Commerce Business & the Law Conference.
Main Street Montana Project KIN’s Issue Recommendations
The Main Street Montana Project was initiated by the Bullock Administration to “develop a business plan” for Montana using expertise from the public sector. Key Industry Networks were created reflecting relevant topic areas. Participants in the KIN’s met over a period of time to gather input and develop recommendations that have or will be presented
DEQ Notices Important Public Comment Process for Water Quality
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality currently has two Public Comment processes open that affect water quality. The first is the 2016 Draft Water Quality Integrated Report (Comment Period is March 14-May 13, 2016) and the second is the Water Quality Standards Triennial Review (Comment Period ends June 3, 2016. Documents and more information can
Sage Grouse Stewardship Grant Program Seeks Applicants
The Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team (MSGOT) has opened the initial application cycle for conservation projects to benefit sage grouse and sage grouse habitat. Conservation agencies and organizations are eligible to receive funds; private citizens are not eligible, unless they are working with an agency or organization and the funds are provided directly to that
The Economic Implications of Implementing the EPA Clean Power Plan in Montana
Read more about the implications of the EPA Clean Power Plan’s potential impact on Colstrip by reviewing the U of M Bureau of Business and Economic Research’s study here.
Montana Interim Committee Updates – Water Policy
Water Policy Interim Committee – March 7, 2016 The Water Policy Interim Committee continued its study of the possibility for Montana to assume management of the Army Corps of Engineers 404 permitting programs. A permit is required anytime someone places dredge or fill in any jurisdictional water body. Legislative staff prepared a preliminary estimate of
How does Coal benefit the Crow Tribe?
Big Metal Coal Co. LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cloud Peak Energy Inc., established for the purpose of developing and mining high quality sub-bituminous coal on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. Through developing the abundance of coal on the reservation, Big Metal Coal is not only creating jobs, but creating economic opportunity, and