It has been a bad week for processing coal in Cascade County. Last Thursday, the Air Force announced that it had rejected proposals to build a large coal-to-liquid-fuels plant at or near Malmstrom Air Force Base. Tuesday, Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission announced it is giving up on a proposed coal-fired power plant northeast of the city, at least for now. The CTL plant discussed for Malmstrom was always a longshot, related to the military's desire to

HELENA — Top Republi-cans raked the governor over literal coals during a Tuesday press conference, blaming him for the recent demise of a coal-fired power plant planned for the Great Falls area and calling for new limitations on permit appeals ...

BILLINGS — An Australian company is proposing a $375 million coal plant in southeast Montana that would produce high-efficiency coal and synthetic crude oil. Ambre Energy executives say the project would produce up to 4.4 million tons of c...

HELENA - Top Republicans raked the governor over literal coals during a Tuesday news conference, blaming him for this week's demise of a coal-fired power plant planned for the Great Falls area and calling for new limitations on permit appea...

BILLINGS - An Australian company is proposing a $375 million coal plant in southeastern Montana that would produce high-efficiency coal and synthetic crude oil. Executives of Ambre Energy said Tuesday the project would produce up to 4.4 million ...