LINCOLN - Cell phone coverage only recently came to this rural mountain community bordering some of Montana's most famous wilderness areas. The nearest airport is 62 miles away, and the anchor employers are a beef jerky plant and the U.S. F...

Efforts to speed energy development in the state were given a boost as Senators endorsed a contentious bill that sets new barriers against appeals and withholding permits over environmental concerns. Senate Bill 417 was endorsed on a 27-22 vote Satur...

Will the sun soon power our homes? After 30 years of trying to squeeze electricity from sunlight, the solar energy industry is finally gaining some traction in its effort to compete with fossil fuels. Does that mean most of the power in our homes wil...

COLOMBUS, Ohio With one eye cast toward home, giant European energy companies are investing billions in U.S. natural gas and oil fields where huge, hard-to-get reserves have been unlocked with new drilling technology. That technology is the prize i...

Small renewable energy projects for Montana. Built and owned by ranchers and farmers, Montana businesses, cities and counties. Anyone interested? For 30-plus years federal and state law has meant to encourage independent renewable power producers by ...