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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that canceled state regulator approval of mining on private land north of Yellowstone National Park. The unanimous ruling found that state lawmakers violated the state Constitution with a 2011 law that prevented district court judges from blocking projects approved by regulators, even…

Ramaco Carbon has gotten its wish after years of review. The Sheridan-based tech company has received approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Land Quality Division (WDEQ/LQD) District 3, to mine Brook Mine, its own private coal asset in a historic mining area near Sheridan. The proposed Brook Mine will be the resource element of the nation’s first…


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