WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday ordered his Cabinet to find ways to slice spending by $100 million, but acknowledged it's a "drop in the bucket" and said there's a "confidence gap" that he needs to overcome.

NEW YORK (AP) Exxon Mobil Corp. unseated Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the 2009 Fortune 500 list, shrugging off the oil price bubble and weathering what the magazine called the worst year ever for the country’s largest publicly traded companies. Fo...

HELENA (AP) — Whether state-owned coal reserves in southeastern Montana should be developed will be subject to a public comment period of 60 days or more.

Environmentalists have spent much of the session trying to beat back bills that would limit public participation in environmental decision making.

Butte, Mont. n April 20, 2009 n In honor of Earth Day, NorthWestern Energy is reminding its Montana customers of the variety of programs and services that encourage Earth-friendly energy practices including a new special offer for residenti...