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