Shutting down Colstrip Unit 3 becomes much easier under an agreement between power plant owners Puget Sound Energy and Northwestern Energy according to regulatory filings in Washington. They reveal Puget expects to dictate the Montana utility’s vote when it comes to closing Unit 3 sometime in the next five years. Puget plans to sell its 25% ...
Colstrip – NorthWestern Energy and Puget Sound Energy Reach Agreement on Unit 3
Shutting down Colstrip Unit 3 becomes much easier under an agreement between power plant owners Puget Sound Energy and Northwestern Energy according to regulatory filings in Washington. They reveal Puget expects to dictate the Montana utility’s vote when it comes to closing Unit 3 sometime in the next five years. Puget plans to sell its 25% ...
Whitefish – City Council to Discuss Permit for New Town Pump
This evening the Whitefish City Council will discuss awarding a conditional use permit for a new Town Pump gas station at a major intersection on the south end of Whitefish. The meeting will be held remotely though WebEx due to the closure of City Hall during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Whitefish – City Council to Discuss Permit for New Town Pump
This evening the Whitefish City Council will discuss awarding a conditional use permit for a new Town Pump gas station at a major intersection on the south end of Whitefish. The meeting will be held remotely though WebEx due to the closure of City Hall during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Great Falls – Interim Public Works Director Named
Mike Judge has been named interim Public Works Director of Great Falls while the city completes its search for a permanent replacement and he assumed his roll April 1st. The position became vacant after the former director Jim Rearden retired after 33 years of service. His last day was March 31st.
Great Falls – Interim Public Works Director Named
Mike Judge has been named interim Public Works Director of Great Falls while the city completes its search for a permanent replacement and he assumed his roll April 1st. The position became vacant after the former director Jim Rearden retired after 33 years of service. His last day was March 31st.
Flooding Concerns Along Missouri River
Flooding last year along much of the Missouri River’s 2,300 miles battered the river’s levee system, flooding towns and farmland and causing multiple closures to the nation’s interstate highway system. The forecast this year isn’t much better. The Missouri begins in southwestern Montana where the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson rivers converg...
EPA and DEQ Offer Flexibility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on March 26th when companies can’t do work due to the COVID-19 outbreak it will not penalize them. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has also offered some flexibility. These moves have drawn varying degrees of concern from environmental groups in Montana as regulators and permit...
Billings – Planning Department Moves to Online Services Sooner Than Planned
With building season ramping up the Billings planning department is finding alternative ways to issue permits. The department had been in the process of moving to a more online based system for its services before COVID-19 hit. Now it’s forced to move those plans along a little faster.
Billings – Planning Department Moves to Online Services Sooner Than Planned
With building season ramping up the Billings planning department is finding alternative ways to issue permits. The department had been in the process of moving to a more online based system for its services before COVID-19 hit. Now it’s forced to move those plans along a little faster.