Shelby DeMars

The Trump administration today introduced a new EPA rule meant to preserve the U.S. coal industry, despite opposition from environmentalists.Gone are…

Thursday’s resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt draws decidedly different reactions from Montanans. And the man who…

The nomination of a new regulator of surface mines in the United States is receiving praise from pro-coal groups in Montana but criticism from…

President Donald Trump Thursday ended a key Obama-era coal mining regulation. Montanans' reaction to the repeal of the Stream Protection Rule covered the…

Arch Coal company is suspending plans to develop a major coal mine in southeast Montana.The company announced today that a weakening coal market and an…

The controversy over the water compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes continued this week when the head of the Flathead County…

This week in Montana politics:The A.P. reported that District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock rejected Sen. Art Wittich's attempt to dismiss campaign finance…

I’m Shelby DeMars with Count on Coal Montana, a coalition advocating for increasing Montana’s coal production to provide new jobs and opportunity for our…