BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials rejected a company's bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Bureau of Land Management is considering allowing access to 177 million tons of coal for ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Federal officials rejected a company's bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S ...

The Spring Creek Coal Mine is already the largest in Montana and will get the expansion it has been seeking for more than 20 years. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that the mine ...