Congress nullifies Biden-era regulations that blocked energy development in 3 resource-rich states By EPN Staff Key Points Congress overturned three late-term Biden-era BLM rules that restricted coal, oil, gas, and mineral development in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota, reopening acce... Read more Coal’s prospects are turning brighter By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. coal plants had 124 million short tons of coal on-site as of June 2025—about 93 days of fuel. The EIA projects “days of burn” will remai... Read more Back to basics on funding forest management By Tom Schultz This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing concerning the president’s fiscal ... Read more Rare earth minerals: The peril and promise of coal ash By EPN Staff A recent study led by researchers at the University of Texas estimates the coal ash stored around the United States contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements worth app... Read more The risk of energy shortfall is real. Policy solutions exist. By Jim Matheson This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony provided during the recent Congressional energy subcommittee hearing, “Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innov... Read more As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana MOST VIEWED 1 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant 2 Investigation uncovers alleged ethical issues in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 3 Trump administration moves to rescind Biden-era public lands rule 4 Colorado’s grid expansion could mean billions in growth DONATE
Coal’s prospects are turning brighter By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. coal plants had 124 million short tons of coal on-site as of June 2025—about 93 days of fuel. The EIA projects “days of burn” will remai... Read more Back to basics on funding forest management By Tom Schultz This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing concerning the president’s fiscal ... Read more Rare earth minerals: The peril and promise of coal ash By EPN Staff A recent study led by researchers at the University of Texas estimates the coal ash stored around the United States contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements worth app... Read more The risk of energy shortfall is real. Policy solutions exist. By Jim Matheson This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony provided during the recent Congressional energy subcommittee hearing, “Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innov... Read more As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana MOST VIEWED 1 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant 2 Investigation uncovers alleged ethical issues in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 3 Trump administration moves to rescind Biden-era public lands rule 4 Colorado’s grid expansion could mean billions in growth DONATE
Back to basics on funding forest management By Tom Schultz This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing concerning the president’s fiscal ... Read more Rare earth minerals: The peril and promise of coal ash By EPN Staff A recent study led by researchers at the University of Texas estimates the coal ash stored around the United States contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements worth app... Read more The risk of energy shortfall is real. Policy solutions exist. By Jim Matheson This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony provided during the recent Congressional energy subcommittee hearing, “Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innov... Read more As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
Rare earth minerals: The peril and promise of coal ash By EPN Staff A recent study led by researchers at the University of Texas estimates the coal ash stored around the United States contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements worth app... Read more The risk of energy shortfall is real. Policy solutions exist. By Jim Matheson This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony provided during the recent Congressional energy subcommittee hearing, “Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innov... Read more As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
The risk of energy shortfall is real. Policy solutions exist. By Jim Matheson This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony provided during the recent Congressional energy subcommittee hearing, “Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innov... Read more As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
As wildfire risks grow, utilities and industry push for solutions By EPN Staff A broad new coalition will push for more federal action to prevent wildfires, arguing that the problem calls for a coordinated national strategy. Partners in Wildfire Prev... Read more Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
Climate change-related litigation continues By EPN Staff The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the com... Read more Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
Kathleen Sgamma to take the helm at BLM By EPN Staff Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy producer advocacy group, has been nominated for the role of director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ... Read more At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
At a glance: Montana Montana is the 43rd most populous state in the U.S., with 1,137,233 residents across its 145,550 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 46 for business in 202... Read more Subscribe to Montana
