Ravalli Republic: The Obama administrations new draft rules to reduce carbon emissions evoked strong, divergent reactions Monday in Montana, with coal industry supporters condemning the proposed rules and others calling them a good first step toward addressing climate change and global warming.
Bud Clinch, executive director of the Montana Coal Council, said the new rules are nothing but bad news for the coal industry, because theyll reduce demand for Montana-mined coal burned in power plants.
A spokeswoman...