February 9, 2015, 4:00pm Business
BILLINGS, Mont. — The J.E. Corette coal-fired power plant in Billings will shut down in August, its owner said Tuesday, making it the latest casualty in a wave of closures across the country that have left the coal industry reeling. Read story
January 29, 2015, 4:00pm Latest News
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Oil pipeline accidents have become increasingly frequent in the U.S. as Congress presses the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline -- a project that would pass near the spot where 30,000 gallons of crude spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River earlier this month. Read story
January 26, 2015, 4:00pm Latest News
WASHINGTON -- Swift Senate passage of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline ran into trouble Monday after Democrats temporarily blocked the measure from advancing. Read story
January 15, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest
SEATTLE -- Lawmakers are pushing competing bills to improve oil train safety, as a spike in volatile shipments of crude oil by rail poses new risks in Washington. Read story
January 11, 2015, 4:00pm Latest News
WASHINGTON -- A 50-percent plunge in the price of crude oil, resulting from abundant global oil supplies, and cheaper gasoline at the pump raise critical questions about whether the Keystone XL oil pipeline is still needed or even makes financial sense. Read story
January 10, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News
A few months ago, President Barack Obama spoke to a room full of world leaders and tried to convey the importance of acting on climate change. Read story
December 19, 2014, 4:00pm Business
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The U.S. government proposed changes Friday in how it values coal mined from public lands in the West to make sure companies aren't shortchanging taxpayers on sales to Asia. Read story
December 18, 2014, 4:00pm Latest News
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Local governments in northern Idaho are taking a close look at their emergency preparedness plans to see if they adequately address the growing number of oil trains rumbling through their communities. Read story
December 10, 2014, 12:00am Business
In a humbling moment Tuesday night, Washougal Mayor Sean Guard turned to three representatives of BNSF Railway and admitted the city has little power to halt the rise of trains carrying volatile crude oil through Washougal. Read story
December 8, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News
WASHOUGAL -- The Washougal City Council will dig into concerns about oil trains running through the city at a special Tuesday night meeting with officials from BNSF Railway. Read story