Bill to turn an Alabama regs commission into an appointed board on hold By EPN Staff Key points Alabama House Bill 392 proposes changing the Public Service Commission (PSC) from an elected body to a governor-appointed board, with new appointments beginning in ... Read more Regulations hobble critical energy projects in six states, says report By EPN Staff Key Points Permitting delays are stalling major energy projects: A new Americans for Prosperity report finds that bureaucratic permitting and litigation have delayed or cancel... Read more Montana Supreme Court denies youth litigants' effort to strike down emissions laws By EPN Staff Key Points Montana Supreme Court declined to immediately invalidate three 2025 state laws (HB 285, HB 291, SB 221) after youth plaintiffs argued they violate the Montana Cons... Read more Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management By Kelly Norris Key Points State forestry agencies play a vital role in reducing wildfire risk through active management on state, private, and federal lands, particularly where landscapes... Read more 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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Regulations hobble critical energy projects in six states, says report By EPN Staff Key Points Permitting delays are stalling major energy projects: A new Americans for Prosperity report finds that bureaucratic permitting and litigation have delayed or cancel... Read more Montana Supreme Court denies youth litigants' effort to strike down emissions laws By EPN Staff Key Points Montana Supreme Court declined to immediately invalidate three 2025 state laws (HB 285, HB 291, SB 221) after youth plaintiffs argued they violate the Montana Cons... Read more Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management By Kelly Norris Key Points State forestry agencies play a vital role in reducing wildfire risk through active management on state, private, and federal lands, particularly where landscapes... Read more 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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Montana Supreme Court denies youth litigants' effort to strike down emissions laws By EPN Staff Key Points Montana Supreme Court declined to immediately invalidate three 2025 state laws (HB 285, HB 291, SB 221) after youth plaintiffs argued they violate the Montana Cons... Read more Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management By Kelly Norris Key Points State forestry agencies play a vital role in reducing wildfire risk through active management on state, private, and federal lands, particularly where landscapes... Read more 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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management By Kelly Norris Key Points State forestry agencies play a vital role in reducing wildfire risk through active management on state, private, and federal lands, particularly where landscapes... Read more 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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana
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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana
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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana
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 1 2 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 1 2 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 1 2 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 1 2 Subscribe to Montana
