HELENA, Montana, Oct. 25 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Today, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality reached a short-term agreement with the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) that ensures compliance with the State's mining and environmental laws, and allows coal production to resume at the Spring Creek Mine in Big Horn County, Montana. On Thursday, NTEC assumed ownership of the coal mine from the bankrupt Cloud Peak Energ more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 21 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The confusion surrounding Powers of Attorney (POA) and Guardianships is a major cause of financial exploitation, as well as a vehicle through which Montana's seniors are being exploited. And, according to state health department experts, a major reason for senior exploitation in Montana is the lack of knowledge of estate planning documents such as POAs. To help address thes more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 23 -- Enterprise Holdings, a provider of car rental, carsharing, truck rental, fleet management, retail car sales and transportation services, issued the following news release: Enterprise Truck Rental has opened its first location in the western Montana area. The new truck rental facility in Missoula is situated on a two-acre lot at 7910 Thornton Drive and is the second location to open in the state of Montana. The facility offers a one-stop shop for vehicle rentals  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 22 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors is part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general from across the country defending the ability of Hawaii and other states to hold polluters accountable for the damage they cause. In the case of Atlantic Richfield Company v. Gregory A. Christian, et al., a case out of Montana, a heavy manufacturing company is trying to avoid paying for the cleanup of its former more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney and Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice will meet with tourism partners next week as part of a community-led initiative to encourage long-term tourism growth and economic development in eastern Montana communities. Lieutenant Governor Cooney and Director Rice will join community leaders, business owners and policymakers at a tourism stakeholder event hosted by more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 21 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Census Bureau Promotes Hiring Week Oct. 21-27 to recruit Montana Census workers * * * Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney, chairman of the Montana Census Complete Count Committee, today announced that the U.S. Census Bureau aims to hire thousands of Montanans by early next year to ensure every person in the state is counted during the 2020 Census. "One of the most important civic dutie more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Census Bureau Promotes Hiring Week Oct. 21-27 to recruit Montana Census workers * * * Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney, chairman of the Montana Census Complete Count Committee, today announced that the U.S. Census Bureau aims to hire thousands of Montanans by early next year to ensure every person in the state is counted during the 2020 Census. "One of the most important civic duties  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 23 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Montanans are invited to bring their unwanted prescription medications for no-questions-asked disposal at one of 26 participating collections sites across the state. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Montana is sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Montana Department of Justice, and local and tribal law enforcement agencies. "Take Back Day offers a safe and easy way for  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) is host to the Montana Silent Witness exhibit until October 25. The public is invited to MLEA, located at 2260 Sierra Road East in Helena, to see the exhibit between 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. The Silent Witness display is comprised of 95 red wooden silhouettes of female victims. Attached to each silhouette is a g more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 21 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * - Targeted Campaigns Focused on Visitors in Neighboring States and Canadian Provinces * * * Montanans and residents of neighboring states and Canadian provinces had the chance to see the rugged landscapes and outdoor recreation opportunities of eastern Montana featured over the past several months in a uniquely targeted regional marketing campaign to bring more visitors to the region. The more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following the announcement of emergency rules to temporarily prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, Montana pediatricians and editorial boards have expressed support for the decision to address e-cigarette use widely marketed to and used by young people while authorities continue to investigate the cause of critical vaping-related illness in Montana and across the country. Montana Pediatricians a more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - 100 percent of K-12 students in Montana have access to high-speed broadband according to FCC minimum goals * * * Governor Steve Bullock today announced that 100 percent of K-12 students now have access to high-speed broadband in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's minimum goal. This achievement, up from 78 percent in 2015, opens the door to expanded opportunities for teac more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 23 [TNSgrants] -- Montana State University issued the following news: A faculty member in the Montana State University College of Nursing has received a grant to examine how regulatory citations affect water access for workers at agricultural worksites. Sally Moyce, assistant professor of nursing, received a 2019 UPS Foundation Occupational Health Nurse Research Grant of $5,000 from the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Foundation. "I'm honored to recei more PR

NEW YORK, New York, Oct. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * - Coalition of fifteen states fight to ensure states can hold polluters accountable and force them to clean up hazardous waste sites * * * Attorney General James, as a part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general from across the country, today defended the ability of New York and other states to hold polluters accountable for the damage they cause. In the case of Atlantic Richfield  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 25 [TNSgrants-NSF] -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: * * * - Researchers' grant application aided by UB's Business and Entrepreneurial Partnerships office * * * A National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator award will position the University at Buffalo as a national leader in micro-credentialing, a digital system of recognizing skill and knowledge, suitable for universities, businesses and other organizations more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: Navajo Transitional Energy Co., the new owner of Cloud Peak Energy's Powder River Basin coal mines, shut the Spring Creek mine in Montana on Thursday, citing an impasse with a state agency regarding sovereignty. Farmington, New Mexico-based NTEC said the Montana Department of Environmental Quality refused to issue the company an operating permit, forcing the company into an "immediate and indef more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 23 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Research led by a University of Montana undergraduate student to identify less error-prone methods for performing wildlife surveys was published Oct. 20 in Ecological Applications. Biologists around the world use a variety of boots-on-the-ground field methods to survey animal populations. When extrapolated, these data provide population counts and other scientific information used to more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release: * * * - Virginia leads fifteen state coalition fighting to ensure states can hold polluters accountable and force them to clean up hazardous waste sites * * * Attorney General Mark R. Herring has written an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, joined by fourteen fellow attorneys general, defending the ability of Virginia and other states to hold polluters accountable for the damage  more PR