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Federal Oil & Gas Leasing Program Back In Play In Montana
The federal government is moving forward with oil and gas leasing on 6,277 acres of Bureau of Land Management property in Montana following a judicial order directing the Department of the Interior to resume lease sales on federal lands. The BLM...
Montana Hemp Growers Awarded $65 Million For 'Deceptive' Deal
The civil judgment, the second-highest ever awarded in Montana, highlights volatility and growing pains in the CBD market. Hemp, a crop that largely flew under the radar in Montana when it was...
Oil Groups Sue Biden Over Leasing Pause
Eleven industry groups including the Montana Petroleum Association say the Biden administration broke the law by failing to hold sales for new oil and gas leases eight months after implementing an indefinite moratorium. Eleven industry trade groups...
Montana Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Biden's Revocation Of Keystone XL Permit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen are the lead plaintiffs on the complaint, which argues that Biden unlawfully changed energy policy set by Congress. Twenty-one attorneys general filed a lawsuit this week...
Tester & Daines Seek Keystone XL Reauthorization
Both of Montana’s U.S. senators are working angles in Congress to overturn President Joe Biden’s decision to nix the Keystone XL pipeline. On Friday, Democrat Jon Tester introduced an amendment that would include reauthorization of the pipeline i...
Putting Economic Impacts On The PSC's Plate
House Bill 314 would make Montana's utility regulation commission consider the community consequences of coal-fired closures. The Legislature is considering a measure that would direct the Public...
