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Montana attorney general urges the EPA to scrap CO2 rule aimed at the energy sector

by Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press

NorthWestern Energy, Montana’s largest regulated utility, struck a deal in January to double its share in Colstrip, which is jointly owned by six companies, mostly Washington- and Oregon-based utility companies. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

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