77 year-old Joe Robertson of Basin, Montana was sentenced in Missoula yesterday to 18 months in prison and fined nearly $130,000 for crimes against the EPA.
New Colstrip owners and Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center announced earlier this week the shutdown of Colstrip units one and two on or before 2022. Reactions varied, but Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joined Sen. Steve Daines and others who were devastated by the news.
The hits just keep on coming to the U.S. government and the Environmental Protection Agency through decisions related to the Waters of the U.S case from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Montana Energy Summit wrapped up in Billings on Thursday afternoon, and on Friday, Montana Senator Steve Daines stated that despite Montana's rich energy resources, the biggest enemy is inside the Beltway in Washington, D.C.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was jubilant over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday afternoon to halt Implementation of the EPA’s carbon regulations.