Coal Archives - Senator Steve Daines

Daines Visits Bull Mountains Mine, Lauds Energy Wins in One Big Beautiful Bill

August 14, 2025

Daines’ Provision in the OBBBA Will Keep the Bull Mountains Mine Operational U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today visited the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, Montana. The mine was under threat of closure, but was kept operational by Daines’ provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill. “The Bull Mountains Mine provides nearly 250 jobs for hardworking Montanans in Musselshell County and is critical for our nation’s energy independence. I’m proud that my provision to keep this important mine open was signed into law by President Trump in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and it was great to be on

Daines Applauds President Trump’s Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business

June 11, 2025

“The War on Made-in-Montana Energy is Coming to an End” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement applauding President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin overturning two of Joe Biden’s mandates designed to punish Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant. By reversing the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and the Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CCP 2.0), President Trump will ensure that Colstrip Power Plant in Montana’s Rosebud County will remain operational. “The war on Made-in-Montana energy is coming to an end. Rather than kow-tow to the demands of radical environmentalists, President Trump put Montana workers and families

Biden-Harris energy, mining policies threaten Montana way of life | Sen. Steve Daines

October 16, 2024

The following op-ed by Senator Daines appeared in newspapers across Montana, including Hungry Horse News, Three Forks Voice, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, The Livingston Enterprise, Helena IR, Ravalli Republic, Missoulian, Montana Standard, Billings Gazette, Meet Montana. Few decisions made in Washington impact Montanans more than those made about our nation’s natural resources. Unfortunately, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ pursuit of radical environmentalism and a liberal climate change agenda is shutting down our state’s energy and mining and threatening our Montana way of life. When it comes to mining, look no further than the 700 hard-working miners laid off from Montana’s own

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Montana Energy Manufacturing Jobs

March 4, 2021

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan “American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act” that would incentivize American manufacturing facilities to expand to energy producing communities that have suffered from economic turndown. “This bipartisan bill will support Montana jobs and increase investment in coal and other energy producing communities in Montana. We must protect and grow Made in Montana and Made in America energy,” Daines said. Read the full text HERE. This bill will revive the Section 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit by investing $8 billion in American manufacturing. $4 billion of the $8 billion will be set aside for communities where coal mines

Daines Requests Meeting with President Biden Over Anti-Energy Executive Actions

January 28, 2021

U.S. SENATE— U.S. Senator Steve Daines today requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the crippling actions he has taken against Montana energy jobs, Montana families, and the Montana way of life. Daines was joined by over 20 western senators in the request to Biden. “At your inauguration, you pledged to represent all Americans. That includes those who live in our states. The best path for true unity is to work together to find solutions for them and for our environment. We stand ready to work with you and your nominees to meet the challenges our country faces, including working for a

Daines Locks in DOE Commitment on Future of Colstrip

April 2, 2019

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today in a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing secured commitment from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry on investment in the Colstrip Power Plant in Montana. Colstrip is a major driver of good-paying energy jobs for Montanans, and is critical to ensuring Montanans have access to reliable, affordable electricity. Click HERE to download “Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is one of the largest economic drivers… and it is very well suited for DOE investment,” Daines said. Daines pressed Perry, “Could I get your commitment to work with me on ways to accelerate DOE investment to Colstrip?” “Yes sir,” Perry answered. To download the full video

Daines Rejects Disastrous Green New Deal

March 26, 2019

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted against the disastrous Green New Deal. Daines dismissed the radical proposal as nothing more than a vehicle for socialist policies that would destroy Montana’s economy. “The Green New Deal is a radical, top-down idea that disregards the impacts on hard working Montanans and Americans across our country. Plain and simple, it’s a socialist wish list that has nothing to do with conservation or the environment,” Daines said. “This so called trillion plus dollar “deal” would kill Montana jobs, hurt Montana families, and destroy Montana’s economy. We should be working towards an all of the above energy agenda focused

Daines, Zinke Introduce Legislation to Give States & Tribes Say in Energy Development

May 17, 2016

U.S. CONGRESS — U.S. Senator Steve Daines and U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke today introduced bicameral legislation to protect Montana coal jobs from the Obama administration’s recent moratorium on new federal coal leases and ensure that states and tribes have a significant voice in any changes to federal coal, oil, gas royalties or leasing policy. The Certainty for States and Tribes Act, S.2938 and H.R. 5259, provides critical flexibility needed to keep Montana mines open, protect thousands of good-paying jobs and provide needed support for government and community services. “The Obama administration has completely ignored the will and well-being of Montanans and

Daines Slams Unprecedented U.S. Army Corps Decision on Gateway Pacific Terminal

May 9, 2016

U.S. SENATE— U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) released their unprecedented de minimis determination halting the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) infrastructure project based on the Lummi Tribe’s assertion that the project will impact their usual and accustomed fishing rights. This is the first time ACE has given a single tribe veto-authority of a project of this scale under their purview without a full environmental review with alternatives and mitigations formally explored. “Today the U.S. Army Corps chose one tribe’s treaty rights over another harming good-paying union and tribal jobs,” Daines stated. “The Gateway Pacific

Daines Calls on Interior Secretary Jewell to Visit Colstrip, Crow Reservation During Upcoming Travel to Montana

April 27, 2016

U.S. SENATE —Senator Steve Daines today called on Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to tour Colstrip and the Crow Reservation during her upcoming travel to Montana. “Secretary Jewell needs to hear directly from the people impacted by Interior’s actions and come to communities like Colstrip and the Crow Reservation to see what it means for Montana families,” Daines stated. “We’ve already seen layoffs in coal communities across our state as a result of the Obama administration’s war on coal. I encourage Secretary Jewell to meet with folks in Colstrip and the Crow tribe to hear directly from them about the impact of

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