Coal Bed Methane
2002 - 2006 CBM News Clippings
Montana 9/10/2006 In the West, a Water Fight Over Quality, Not QuantityJim Robbins - The New York Times
Montana 8/21/2006 Researchers hope "bugs" can speed up coalbed production
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/25/2006 Companies sue Montana over coalbed methane regulations
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/6/2006 Driller seeks OK to share groundwater
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/25/2006 BLM chief touts oil permit system
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/30/2006 Researcher looks for effects of coalbed methane on prairie fish
Evelyn Boswell - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/19/2006 Delegation to Montana: Go easy
Noelle Straub - Casper Star Tribune
Montana 2/13/2006 DEQ issues permits to discharge water into Tongue River
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/8/2006 Museum cancels exhibition of photos on coalbed methane
Dustin Bleizeffer - Casper Star-Tribune
Montana 2/7/2006 State issues 2 CBM wastewater permits
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/7/2006 CBM drilling proceeds across Montana
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/1/2006 Company relinquishes four drilling leases near Bozeman Pass
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/1/2006 Huber may be giving up on coalbed methane
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana 1/31/2006 Legislators push for stiff CBM rules
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/26/2006 Researcher asks: Does coalbed methane hurt fish?
Evelyn Boswell - The Billings Outpost
Montana 1/10/2006 Reports detail financial costs of CBM restrictions
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/26/2005 Feds pressure state on methane water rules
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/2/2005 Wastewater rules debated
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/11/2005 Coalbed regulation supported
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/2/2005 Tribe, BLM, firm settle CBM suit
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/21/2005 Comments sought on CBM
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/4/2005 Legislators eye coalbed methane rule's costs
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/25/2005 Montana-made water system may be answer for CBM industry
Dave Burgess, Western Business News - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/14/2005 Groups reach agreement on CBM plan
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/14/2005 Cheyenne CBM study proposed
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/5/2005 BLM meetings on coalbed gas set
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/5/2005 Judge orders parties to meet
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/11/2005 Northern Plains offers compromise in methane case
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/15/2005 BLM, Fidelity appeal federal court ruling
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/14/2005 2nd judge finds BLM violated law
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/10/2005 Judge halts shut-off order for CBM wells
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/8/2005 Federal judge rules to halt CBM project
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/7/2005 Judge invalidates methane project study
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/4/2005 CBM water decision delayed
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/21/2005 Judge rejects CBM injunction
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/10/2005 Energy boom is crowding ranchers
- The Christian Science Monitor
Montana 5/5/2005 Comment sought on coalbed discharge permit
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/30/2005 BLM asks that methane drilling continue
- The Montana Standard
Montana 3/23/2005 Judge refuses to close coalbed methane hearing
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/17/2005 Tongue River quality checks targeted
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/4/2005 Concerns raised over coalbed methane bill
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana 1/21/2005 Judge hears CBM case arguments
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/8/2004 Development key issue in Bozeman Pass zoning dispute
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 11/30/2004 Legal fight focuses on riverbed
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/25/2004 Agencies OK plan to drill CBM wells
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/17/2004 Company has coalbed water plan
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/4/2004 Coal-bed methane ordinance approved in Rosebud County
Becky Bohrer - The Independent Record
Montana 10/19/2004 State opts out of riverbed court fight for now
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/4/2004 Irrigators worried over CBM pollution
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/1/2004 AG says conservation districts can regulate methane water
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/27/2004 CBM water treatment is called affordable
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/27/2004 Methane project gets no bidders
Michael Jamison - The Missoulian
Montana 8/27/2004 No bids on B.C. coal-bed methane leases
Alan Choate - The Daily Interlake
Montana 8/23/2004 Rehberg: Look at effects of mining, fires
Alan Choate - The Daily Inter Lake
Montana 8/14/2004 Shell plans CBM wells over border
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/28/2004 Province: Lease sale unchanged by new Montana appeal
Susan Gallagher - The Helena Independent Record
Montana 7/28/2004 Province replies to Martz appeal
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/28/2004 Enviros threaten suit over water
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/27/2004 Montana governor appeals to Ottawa as coalbed methane dispute heats up
Jeremy Hainsworth - The Canadian Press
Montana 7/27/2004 Martz takes coalbed fight to Canada
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/23/2004 Meeting sought on CBM issue
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/23/2004 Environmentalists to lobby Canadians to forgo methane plans near Glacier
Susan Gallagher - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/21/2004 Martz asks B.C. not to auction coal bed methane leases
Jim Mann - The Daily Inter Lake
Montana 7/20/2004 Martz might ask Canada to intervene in methane auctions
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/15/2004 CBM study request turned down by B.C.
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/9/2004 Bozeman Pass zoning to lapse
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/4/2004 Guest opinion: Environmental protection key in both Western and Eastern Montana
Judy Martz, Montana Governor - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/27/2004 Methane proposals raise issues in British Columbia Montana
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/23/2004 Eastern Montana: Waiting for rain, justice
Roger Muggli - The Montana Standard
Montana 6/21/2004 Debate surronds potential coal-bed methane work in British Columbia
Susan Gallagher - The Great Falls Tribune
Montana 6/20/2004 Bozeman Pass zoning district is worth a try
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/19/2004 Ban on Bozeman Pass drilling expires soon
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/17/2004 Flathead leaders say energy plan needs study
Michael Jamison - The Missoulian
Montana 5/14/2004 Martz urges mining caution by B.C.
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/12/2004 Canadians seek Montana help in methane well battle
Chris Peterson - Hungry Horse News
Montana 5/12/2004 Baucus vows to fight Canadian mines
Chris Peterson - Hungry Horse News
Montana 3/22/2004 Canadian coal plans have officials on both sides of border nervous
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/22/2004 Stillwater County residents get CBM primer
Linda Halstead-Acharya - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/17/2004 Canadian mining plans pose threat to Flathead watersheds
Michael Jamison - The Missoulian
Montana 3/7/2004 Balancing development, conservation
Guest Opinion by Marty Ott, BLM Director - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/26/2004 BLM failed to seek advice, Cheyenne charge in suit
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/10/2004 BLM approves CBM project again*
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/30/2004 Lawsuit rejects CBM conditions
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/29/2004 Huber wants money if it can't drill for coalbed methane
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/24/2004 Ranchers fear CBM water
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/22/2004 Coal bed methane: Irrigator takes MDU to task
- The Montana Standard
Montana 1/13/2004 Rancher to discuss CBM during forum*
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/11/2004 Montanans deserve truth on development
Voice of the Reader by Dan Dutton, Belfry - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/6/2004 Conservation group, company agree to settle methane case
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/6/2004 Coalbed methane: The lawsuits
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/6/2004 Coalbed methane: The players
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/5/2004 Conservationists, tribes urge caution in coalbed methane development
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/28/2003 NPRC volunteers protecting Montana*
Voice of the Reader: Mack Cole - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/28/2003 NPRC wrong about coalbed methane*
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/23/2003 Oil, gas drillers win quick permit Oks
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/3/2003 County repeals zoning ban
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/3/2003 County Zoning Ban Deserves the Boot
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 11/25/2003 BLM pulls tribal parcel from gas lease auction
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/20/2003 Energy bill could boost coalbed methane, tire burning efforts
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/30/2003 NPRC takes methane fears to BLM
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/28/2003 Study looks at effect of CBM water on crops
Jim Gransbery - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/22/2003 County Oks project; gets mineral rights
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/21/2003 CBM water case stands, lawyer says
Becky Bohrer (AP) - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/19/2003 Northern Plains impedes CBM development*
Letter to the Editor by Tom Keating - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/16/2003 Jackson Creek homes should come with warning, county says
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/9/2003 Intervenors OK'd in methane cases
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/7/2003 Northern Plains sues state agencies over methane plan
- The Billings Gazette (AP Billings)
Montana 9/29/2003 Benefits, detriments of high gas prices debated
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana 9/20/2003 Judge gives BLM coalbed methane leases green light
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/19/2003 NPRC: BLM dodged public on coalbed permits
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/18/2003 BLM Oks 85 methane wells
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/14/2003 CBM commentary serves up whine
Letter to the Editor - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/1/2003 Voice of the Reader, BLM official spins CBM development
Letter by Wally McRae, Forsyth - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/30/2003 Montana loses as politics push CBM forward
Guest Opinion by Steve Gilbert - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/9/2003 Landowner rights must be protected
Guest Opinion by Mark Fix - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/9/2003 BLM rules safeguard land, monitor development
Guest Opinion by David McIlnay - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/2/2003 NPRC works for high standards*
Letter to the Editor by Leo Walkhauser - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/28/2003 Voice of the Reader, Coalbed methane is everyone's issue*
Letter to the Editor by Mike Whittington - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/21/2003 Voice of the Reader, NPRC obstructs methane drilling*
Letter to the Editor by Mike Caskey, Fidelity Exploration & Production - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/17/2003 BLM accused of failing CBM duties
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 7/13/2003 Voice of the Reader. MDU can afford to develop responsibly
Letter to the Editor by Mark Fix, Miles City - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/10/2003 Yellowstone stands out in tight Interior bill
Ted Monoson - The Helena Independent Record
Montana 7/6/2003 Voice of the Reader - Extremist NPRC blocks development
Letter to the Editory by Mack Cole, Hysham - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/25/2003 County extends emergency Bozeman Pass zoning one year
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/7/2003 Rules set for coalbed ponds
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/4/2003 Court takes coalbed case off hold
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/3/2003 Colstrip students study one of Montana's little-known species
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/3/2003 BLM methane deal ignores landowners' right
Opinion by Clint McRae - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/1/2003 Put coalbed drilling water to good use
Letter to the Editor by Charlene Perry - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/19/2003 Coalbed decision good for feds, bad for Montana
Guest Opinion by Clint McRae, Forsyth Rancher - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/19/2003 Montana loses if lawsuits delay coalbed gas projects
Guest Opinion by Bruce Williams, Fidelity Exploration and Projection Co - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/16/2003 Board Oks growth of CBM field
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/14/2003 Fidelity seeks expansion of methane field
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/10/2003 Appeals court stays methane ruling
- The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/9/2003 Cheyenne sue over methane
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/2/2003 Lawsuits filed against methane study
Mike Stark, Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/1/2003 High Court ruling sought on CBM case
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 5/1/2003 BLM sets up system for methane study
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/12/2003 CBM numbers leave irrigators worried
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 4/8/2003 DEQ seeks review of salt standards
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2003 Compromise CBM rules set
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/28/2003 Montana's coal bed methane moratorium is about to end
- The Gillette News-Record
Montana 3/23/2003 Controversial Development: Subdivison proposed for Bozeman Pass despite coalbed methane worries
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/21/2003 Study on impacts well-kept secret
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/14/2003 Political foes join to back coalbed methane bill
Jennifer Mckee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/10/2003 Leveling the playing field isn't Montana's way yet
Guest Opinion by Emily Stonington - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/2/2003 Former FWS head urges balance in CBM development
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/25/2003 Hearing killed on methane bill
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/22/2003 County ready to finalize growth policy
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 2/18/2003 Crow leader wants to dig tribe out of debt
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/1/2003 Numeric standards for CBM water debated: Bill would mandate discharge permit for methane water
Jennifer McKee - The Gazette State Bureau
Montana 2/1/2003 Bozeman-area landowners showed support for CBM regulations
Walt Williams - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/31/2003 Bills point to changes in our ideology
Letter to the Editor by Marjorie Smith - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/30/2003 DEQ's proposed water standards won't protect irrigators
Opinion by Art Hayes - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/30/2003 Drilling rules must protect landowners
Gazette Editorial - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/28/2003 Methane bills set for debate
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/27/2003 Board seeks input on coalbed methane
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/24/2003 Stonington advances drilling protection for surface owners
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/23/2003 Great deal?Politics as usual?Crow Tribe copes w/ coalbed methane
David Crisp - The Billings Outpost
Montana 1/21/2003 Coalbed water can be cleaned up
Voice of the Reader by Jesse Wall - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/11/2003 Montana coalbed plan worries ranchers
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 1/1/2003 Poll: Limit methane well salt water
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/29/2002 Threat of coalbed methane looms over residents
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/22/2002 High sodium can devastate irrigation *
Edward Lien - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/22/2002 Growth policy key to halting methane drilling
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/20/2002 Pollution analysts disclose industry ties
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/19/2002 Let environmental board know farmers come first
Letter to the Editor by George Nell - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 12/15/2002 Support irrigators' coalbed methane rule
Voice of the Reader by George Nell - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/11/2002 Coal-bed methane regulations needed soon
Editorial - Great Falls Tribune
Montana 12/10/2002 DEQ: Proposals will protect ag from CBM impact
- Miles City Star
Montana 12/7/2002 Water rules on hold for CBM drilling
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 12/5/2002 Coalbed water discharge rules to be decided
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/30/2002 Support for irrigators' proposal swells
Guest Opinion by Roger Muggli, Miles City Irrigator - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/8/2002 Crow coalbed methane plan gains comment
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 11/5/2002 BIA open house set on methane project
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/8/2002 Judge declines to stop leases for gas wells
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/8/2002 Surface owners' rights must be protected, too
Chronicle Editorial Board - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 10/6/2002 CBM rules must protect water users
Gazette Editorial - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/6/2002 Industry supports clean water solution
Guest Opinion by Gus Bruce Williams, Fidelity Exploration - The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/3/2002 Meeting to focus on water quality
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 10/1/2002 Drilling won't yield water; it will destroy it
Letter to the Editor by Kathy Hanpa, Belgrade - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 9/28/2002 Methane debate muddled
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/27/2002 Ag interests back irrigators' petition
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/27/2002 Martz tours farm of methane foe
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/26/2002 Interior official get close look at coalbed gas issues
Jim Gransbery - The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/25/2002 Ruling to get speedy review
- The Billings Gazette (AP)
Montana 9/17/2002 New location for coalbed methane hearing in Miles City
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 9/13/2002 Max recognizes the urgency of coalbed methane issue
Letter to the Editor by Gail Richardson, Bozeman - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/28/2002 County expands gas-drilling ban
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/27/2002 Methane drillers favored in court
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/21/2002 Wyoming balks at methane plan
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/21/2002 Panels will focus on CBM
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/12/2002 September conference focuses on CBM and Montana's energy future
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/9/2002 Sierra Club using billboards to oppose methane drilling
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/9/2002 State awards Huber permit:drilling postponed until Gallatin Co acts
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/7/2002 County declares ban on coalbed drilling
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 8/7/2002 Gallatin County delays gas wells
Medill News Service - The Billings Gazette
Montana 8/5/2002 Coalbed concerns prompt meeting
Jaci Webb - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/31/2002 Coalbed district wins final ok
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/31/2002 BLM makes plea for flexibility in gas leases
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP, Billings)
Montana 7/30/2002 Support Park County methane zoning effort
Nancy Proctor, Doug Reid - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/30/2002 Resource Council seeks ban on new leases
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/27/2002 Board backs saline standards
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/26/2002 Who is Huber?Diverse company says it does drilling "right," but others question its env record
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/26/2002 Board will mull saline limits
Jennifer McKee - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/25/2002 Huber revises drilling plan for pass
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/23/2002 Methane partnership will benefit Crow, gas developer
Guest Opinion by Terry Barrett, Bill Barrett Corporation - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/13/2002 Agencies plan more coalbed methane analysis
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/10/2002 First things first in Crow methane deal
Editorial-Opinion - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/9/2002 Oil and Gas Conservation Board an Industry Advocate
Letter to the Editor by Anthony Biel - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 7/7/2002 Irrigator's practices should be studied
Voice of the Reader by Tom Madden - The Billings Gazette
Montana 7/3/2002 Moratorium imposed on coalbed methane drilling
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/28/2002 Irrigators ask state to limit coalbed salinity in rivers
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/26/2002 Methane sage is just beginning
Editorial - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/26/2002 Crow Sign Important Methane Gas Pact
James Hagengruber - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/20/2002 Public participation needed to keep CBM drilling at bay
Clay Hall - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/20/2002 BLM closes coalbed methane meeting here
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/19/2002 Creating emergency district to regulate CBM exploration delayed
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/18/2002 CBM emergency district is chance to assert local control
Letter to the Editor by Gray Davidson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/16/2002 Gallatin County needs emergency CBM moratorium
Letter to the Editor by Jenny McCune - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/9/2002 Most of 8,000 coalbed methane comments negative
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 6/6/2002 Huber planning to drill more coalbed methane wells
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 6/6/2002 Coalbed methane EIS balances "green and brown" needs
Guest Opinion - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/30/2002 Methane drilling proposal sparks Park County rezoning
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/28/2002 County steps up to the plate on coalbed methane
The Chronicle Editorial Board - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/21/2002 Conservation preferable over coalbed drilling
Letter to the Editor - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/17/2002 Hurdles for methane sought
- The Billings Gazette (AP, Bozeman)
Montana 5/3/2002 EIS on coalbed methane blasted
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 5/3/2002 Wyoming methane ruling may set precedent
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 5/2/2002 EPA reaction to methane analysis studied
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/10/2002 Methane drilling foes rip report
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 4/7/2002 Two letters on CBM *
Voice of the Reader - The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/5/2002 Coalbed methane touted as key to hiking energy production
- The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 4/4/2002 Methane hearing set for Bozeman Tuesday
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 4/4/2002 Methane analysis debated
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/31/2002 Bozeman Pass residents protest coalbed drilling plan
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/31/2002 Four letters to the editor on coal bed methane *
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/30/2002 NPRC leader defends positions
Guest Opinion by Dan Teigen, Montana rancher - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2002 Conflict seen over methane
Ericka Schenck Smith - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/29/2002 Former BLM director lists off problems with coalbed methane
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/23/2002 Industry will develop coalbed methane responsibly
Guest Opinion by Mike Caskey - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/15/2002 State not ready to manage CBM development
Voice of the Reader by Clayton McCracken, Billings - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/14/2002 County answers Huber lawsuit
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/14/2002 Suit called too early in coalbed dispute
- The Billings Gazette (AP, Bozeman)
Montana 3/13/2002 Montana could play major role in energy security
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/12/2002 DEQ proposes plan for water released in gas drilling
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 3/7/2002 Enviros, residents join legal battle over coalbed methane
Nick Gevock - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 3/4/2002 Time to level playing field for landowners
Guest Opinion by Jeanie Alderson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/27/2002 Methane water talks focus on Tongue
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/23/2002 Alliance to hold meetings on coalbed methane
- The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/21/2002 Court asked for halt to gas leasing
Lorna Thackeray - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/20/2002 How to comment on the draft CBM environmental analysis
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/20/2002 Agencies' coalbed report offers 5 possible policies
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 2/17/2002 Proposed drilling rules faulted
- The Billings Gazette (AP, Helena)
Montana 2/16/2002 County ordinance on drilling not viable
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 2/13/2002 Huber Corp. sues county over methane permit
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/27/2002 NPRC plan garners wide support *
Letter to the Editor by Dan Teigen - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/25/2002 Tribe's water quality proposal supported
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/23/2002 Commissioners carved on Huber ruling
Letter to the Editor by Cathy Armstrong - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/23/2002 Billings hearing scheduled on Cheyenne water quality
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/21/2002 Methane well vote inspired pride in the human race
Letter to the Editor by Karen, Jan, Kale, and Ha - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/21/2002 Keep your powder dry for the next coalbed battle
Letter to the Editor by Stirling Lantz - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/20/2002 How did coalbed methane become exempt from the basics
Letter to the Editor by Michele Evans, - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/20/2002 Expedite oil, gas drilling ordinance
Guest Opinion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/17/2002 Lawsuits likely in wake of Huber methane drilling permit denial
Andy Malby - High Country Independent Press
Montana 1/16/2002 Huber hearing an example of democracy in action
Letter to the Editor by Jim Gould - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/14/2002 Remember, mineral rights are property rights
Letter to the Editor by Allan Kirk - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/12/2002 Coalbed methane drilling permit denied
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Deny the permit
Letter to the Editor by Joslin Fields - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Huber makes its case: company has its day before zoning board
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/11/2002 Water from drilling has beneficial uses
Guest Opinion by Dave Searle - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/11/2002 Subsidizing madness in Washington, D.C.
Guest Opinion by Thomas Schneider - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/10/2002 Long-awaited report on drilling for gas set for release on Friday
- The Billings Gazette (AP, Washington, D.C.)
Montana 1/10/2002 County officials concern for property rights 'chilling'
Letter to the Editor by Carl Esbjornson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/9/2002 Drilling threatens the essence of the Bozeman Pass area
Letter to the Editor by Jennifer Read - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/9/2002 Reinjection permit request withdrawn
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
Montana 1/8/2002 Make your thoughts on methane drilling known
Letter to the Editor by Gary Davidson - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/8/2002 Coalbed methane project will create traffic risks
Letter to the Editor by Nancy Proctor - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/8/2002 County mulls ordinance to regulate gas drilling
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/7/2002 Come out in force against permit for methane drilling
Letter to the Editor by Jenny McCune - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/6/2002 Coalbed methane issue back on table
Scott McMillion - The Bozeman Chronicle
Montana 1/3/2002 Irrigator expects damage
- The Billings Gazette (AP, Gillette)
Montana 1/2/2002 NPRC offers CBM outlines
- Miles City Star
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/24/2006 DEQ: Montana reviewing Wyoming water discharge permits
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/17/2006 Montana wants say in Wyoming water lawsuit
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/15/2006 Research finds sage grouse leaving methane drilling areas
Becky bohrer - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 4/6/2006 Wyoming asks EPA to discard Montana rules
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 3/25/2006 Montana rule hits Wyo industry
Dustin Bleizeffer - The Casper Star
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/31/2006 Thomas, Enzi, Cubin fight Montana CBM rule
Noelle Straub - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/28/2005 Coalbed disputes to be heard locally
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/3/2005 Oil and gas well inspection found inadequate
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/30/2005 Gas industry rebuts NPRC report
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/20/2004 Study evaluates effects of CBM on Tongue River
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/9/2004 Marathon to sell Pennaco Energy
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/21/2004 Enviros sue over methane projects
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 3/25/2004 Baucus lacks key support on ban
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 3/18/2004 Interior official cleared of some violations
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/13/2004 Southern Colorado expects CBM expansion within year
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/23/2004 Coalbed methane water management changing
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/15/2004 Methane legal challenge to be heard in Wyoming
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/9/2004 Water discharge case may have broader implications
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 10/31/2003 Scientist warns of adverse effects of excess CBM water
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 8/27/2003 Landowners tell U.S. panel fears of energy development
- The Billings Gazette (AP Lakewood)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 8/10/2003 Administration wants energy projects expedited
- The Billings Gazette (AP Washington DC)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/31/2003 Coal-bed methane subside extension debate delayed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Washington )
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/23/2003 Norton urges natural gas production
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/16/2003 Feds deny funds for coalbed methane project in N.D.
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/11/2003 Greenspan calls for gas expansion
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/11/2003 Enviros rap Bush, offer alternatives
Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/15/2003 Montana, Wyoming officials meet to work on CBM, energy issues
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/13/2003 Shortage of natural gas likely
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/13/2003 Coalbed credit divides lawmakers
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/2/2003 Lawsuits filed against methane study.
Mike Stark, Clair Johnson - The Billings Gazette (AP)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 4/11/2003 Energy bill amendments limited
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/13/2003 Groups seek more BLM study of methane
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette (AP)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/4/2003 CBM producers get a boost
Ted Monoson, Gazette Washington Bureau - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/31/2003 U.S. review foresees little harm in pipeline across N.D.
- The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/25/2003 Dakota CBM pipeline in the works
- The Billings Gazette (AP Bismarch, ND)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 1/11/2003 Lawmakers wary of federal water bill
Ted Monoson, Gazette Washington Burueau - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 12/18/2002 CBM gas estimates increased by 14 times
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 12/18/2002 Powder River Basin's future prompts debate
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 9/29/2002 The Powder River is in the center of a debate about energy development
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/29/2002 BLM meets with EPA, DEQ to discuss water analyses
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 7/23/2002 Delta says "no" to wells, County bucks state on drilling
Nancy Lofholm - Denver Post
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/11/2002 Regulators to discuss CBM studies in Billings
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
MT-WY Interstate Issues 6/6/2002 My Colorado county has a bad case of gas
Guest Opinion by Ed Marston, High Country News - The Billings Gazette
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/22/2002 Methane water reinjection can be profitable with right price
- The Gillette News-Record
MT-WY Interstate Issues 5/7/2002 Interior snubs Colorado
- The Denver Post
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/28/2002 Alberta methane sold to market
Bryant Avery - Edmonton Journal
MT-WY Interstate Issues 2/10/2002 Drill methane with care
Editorial - The Denver Post
Wyoming 9/12/2006 Wyoming files suit over water quality
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/31/2006 Trees eyed for CBM water use
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/21/2006 Group backs CBM water rule
Dustin Bleizeffer - Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming 5/17/2006 Industry gets more CBM with fewer wells
Dustin Bleizeffer/Casper Star-Tribune - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 5/12/2006 Panel sorts legal issues of CBM water
Jared Miller - Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming 2/19/2006 Petition on CBM water accepted
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/17/2006 Methane-water rules change sought
The Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 2/5/2006 Art exhibit opens CBM discussion
Becky Bohrer - The Billings Gazette, Associated Press
Wyoming 1/14/2006 Study faults Wyoming for lack of coalbed rules
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/12/2006 Freudenthal suggests planning for coal-bed methane
Associated Press - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/12/2006 Freudenthal suggests planning for coal-bed methane water
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 12/8/2005 Pollution from coalbed plan worries governor
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 11/30/2005 Freudenthal seeks to add 50 staff for CBM enforcement efforts
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 10/3/2005 CBM water re-injection planned
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 9/21/2005 Rancher says no to methane water
Dustin Bleizeffer - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 9/21/2005 CBM developer sues Wyo. Rancher over water rights
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/29/2005 BLM to require bonds for in-channel reservoirs
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/24/2005 BLM affirms methane leases
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/8/2005 CBM water reinjection considered
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 7/9/2005 Montana rules may hinder Wyoming coalbed use
Dustin Bleizeffer - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/5/2005 Fish feces used in CBM water study
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/20/2005 Coalbed friends, foes split over survey
- The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 1/4/2005 Methane permits to cover large watersheds
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 11/16/2004 Coal-bed methane being created by microbes, researchers say
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 10/12/2004 State works to develop improved permits
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 9/19/2004 Lost CBM revenues below 1st estimates
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 8/26/2004 NPRC, company head off suit over CBM water
- The Billings Gazette (AP Laramie)
Wyoming 8/17/2004 Forum to look at coalbed methane
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 8/14/2004 Methane damage appeals dismissed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 7/9/2004 BLM seeks coal, methane accord
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 6/25/2004 Pipeline group ready to let aid flow
- The Missoulian
Wyoming 6/22/2004 Court hears challenge to Pennaco's coalbed mining leases
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 6/7/2004 CBM industry fears sage grouse listing
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 5/25/2004 BLM looks at possible CBM leak from reservoir
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/13/2004 Governor: Coalbed water must be addressed
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/11/2004 Industry works to reclaim CBM water
- The Billings Gazette - Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 4/10/2004 Increase in CBM production slows
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 4/5/2004 Companies removing salt from CBM water
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 3/28/2004 Gas field shows huge CBM ppotential
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 3/25/2004 Wyoming witness cut off at hearing
Ted Monoson - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 3/25/2004 Carbon County braces for CBM flood
Candy Moulton - The Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 3/10/2004 Study will examine link between West Nile and CBM
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 3/8/2004 Testing required for Big George water
- Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 3/8/2004 Fathead minnow, sturgeon chub among reasons to watch water quality
Dustin Bleizeffer - Casper Star Tribune
Wyoming 2/19/2004 Norton explains positions on issues
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/30/2004 Dry wells blamed on CBM
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/30/2004 Wyoming natural gas growth could end
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/28/2004 CBM tax dispute goes to high court
- The Billings Gazette (AP Gillette)
Wyoming 1/22/2004 Norton calls for tripling gas permits in Wyoming
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/9/2004 Conservation group opposes methane project near Thunder Basin
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/9/2004 New way with water: WWII-era science could help out coalbed methane industry
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/9/2004 Environmental groups oppose methane project
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/8/2004 Split estate, divided views: coalbed methane creates a stir above ground and below
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette (AP Sheridan)
Wyoming 1/7/2004 Pennaco POD sent back to Buffalo BLM
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/7/2004 Following busy year, Wyoming tries to cope with coalbed growing pains
Mike Stark - The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/7/2004 BLM orders more study of coal-bed methane drilling plan
- The Billings Gazette (AP Cheyenne)
Wyoming 1/5/2004 Meeting planned on methane taxes*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/4/2004 Meeting on methane taxes planned
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 1/4/2004 Company proposes 100 new CBM wells*
- The Billings Gazette
Wyoming 1/4/2004 Denver company proposes 100 new CBM wells
- The Gillette News-Record
Wyoming 12/27/2003