Colstrip is a city in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2010 census. Established in 1924 and incorporated as a city in 1998, Colstrip is the largest city in Rosebud County with 24% of the total population. Colstrip's primary industries are coal mining and electricity production. For the Sports Illustrated Magazine's 50th anniversary, it named Colstrip the top sports town in Montana. The entire community celebrates Colstrip Days annually on the weekend prior to the 4th of July.
During World War II, the Colstrip mine was identified as strategically important because it supplied coal for the Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotives hauling military equipment for the war effort. The mine was guarded from sabotage, and the employees were not allowed to quit their jobs.
This show explores possible nuclear power in Colstrip. Plus, latest from the Legislature.
published: 24 Feb 2023
Our Towns: Colstrip
The town of Colstrip is a classic Montana company town, built on coal. Video by Dave Reese/Montana Living
published: 20 Apr 2010
Q2 Rewind Colstrip history
q2 rewind colstrip
published: 30 Jan 2018
Colstrip co-owner says it's challenging Montana's clean-up plan
Colstrip co-owner says it's challenging Montana's clean-up plan
published: 19 Dec 2020
Beneath the Surface: Colstrip, MT
Ellingson focuses on the environmental applications of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and have perfected the specialized techniques needed to install and develop wells for subsurface remediation and water resources development.
For more information, visit our website: https://ellingsoncompanies.com/industries/environmental/
Ellingson-DTD: https://horizontaldrill.com/
published: 22 Sep 2022
Colstrip keeps lights on
published: 22 Feb 2022
Colstrip man denied for emergency surgery in Montana and finds care in Wyoming
Colstrip man denied for emergency surgery in Montana and finds care in Wyoming
published: 13 Oct 2021
Clean Up PPL's Colstrip Coal Plant
http://www.cleanupppl.org/ Add your voice to tell the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and surface water around the Colstrip coal-fired power plant now!
Special thanks to the following for courtesy images: Kestral Aerial Services, LightHawk, Earthworks, David Hanson. -
Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than two million members and supporters. Our successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. More recently, we've made history by leading the charge to address climate disruption by moving aw...
published: 15 May 2014
Living In A Coal Town
What is it like to live in a coal town? We asked the residents of Colstrip, a coal town in Southeastern Montana that very question and their answers might surprise you!
In Colstrip, MT we mine coal and produce power with it. We generate around 2,200 megawatts, or enough to power around 1.5 million homes. This is something we are PROUD of. The people of Colstrip work hard and they love the town they live in.
Ellingson focuses on the environmental applications of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and have perfected the specialized techniques needed to install an...
Ellingson focuses on the environmental applications of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and have perfected the specialized techniques needed to install and develop wells for subsurface remediation and water resources development.
For more information, visit our website: https://ellingsoncompanies.com/industries/environmental/
Ellingson-DTD: https://horizontaldrill.com/
Ellingson focuses on the environmental applications of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and have perfected the specialized techniques needed to install and develop wells for subsurface remediation and water resources development.
For more information, visit our website: https://ellingsoncompanies.com/industries/environmental/
Ellingson-DTD: https://horizontaldrill.com/
http://www.cleanupppl.org/ Add your voice to tell the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and su...
http://www.cleanupppl.org/ Add your voice to tell the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and surface water around the Colstrip coal-fired power plant now!
Special thanks to the following for courtesy images: Kestral Aerial Services, LightHawk, Earthworks, David Hanson. -
Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than two million members and supporters. Our successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. More recently, we've made history by leading the charge to address climate disruption by moving away from the dirty fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy.
Visit us here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SierraClub
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierraclub
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sierraclub
http://www.cleanupppl.org/ Add your voice to tell the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and surface water around the Colstrip coal-fired power plant now!
Special thanks to the following for courtesy images: Kestral Aerial Services, LightHawk, Earthworks, David Hanson. -
Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than two million members and supporters. Our successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. More recently, we've made history by leading the charge to address climate disruption by moving away from the dirty fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy.
Visit us here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SierraClub
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierraclub
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sierraclub
What is it like to live in a coal town? We asked the residents of Colstrip, a coal town in Southeastern Montana that very question and their answers might surpr...
What is it like to live in a coal town? We asked the residents of Colstrip, a coal town in Southeastern Montana that very question and their answers might surprise you!
In Colstrip, MT we mine coal and produce power with it. We generate around 2,200 megawatts, or enough to power around 1.5 million homes. This is something we are PROUD of. The people of Colstrip work hard and they love the town they live in.
What is it like to live in a coal town? We asked the residents of Colstrip, a coal town in Southeastern Montana that very question and their answers might surprise you!
In Colstrip, MT we mine coal and produce power with it. We generate around 2,200 megawatts, or enough to power around 1.5 million homes. This is something we are PROUD of. The people of Colstrip work hard and they love the town they live in.
Ellingson focuses on the environmental applications of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and have perfected the specialized techniques needed to install and develop wells for subsurface remediation and water resources development.
For more information, visit our website: https://ellingsoncompanies.com/industries/environmental/
Ellingson-DTD: https://horizontaldrill.com/
http://www.cleanupppl.org/ Add your voice to tell the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to direct cleanup of coal ash contamination of ground and surface water around the Colstrip coal-fired power plant now!
Special thanks to the following for courtesy images: Kestral Aerial Services, LightHawk, Earthworks, David Hanson. -
Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than two million members and supporters. Our successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. More recently, we've made history by leading the charge to address climate disruption by moving away from the dirty fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy.
Visit us here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SierraClub
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierraclub
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sierraclub
What is it like to live in a coal town? We asked the residents of Colstrip, a coal town in Southeastern Montana that very question and their answers might surprise you!
In Colstrip, MT we mine coal and produce power with it. We generate around 2,200 megawatts, or enough to power around 1.5 million homes. This is something we are PROUD of. The people of Colstrip work hard and they love the town they live in.
Colstrip is a city in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2010 census. Established in 1924 and incorporated as a city in 1998, Colstrip is the largest city in Rosebud County with 24% of the total population. Colstrip's primary industries are coal mining and electricity production. For the Sports Illustrated Magazine's 50th anniversary, it named Colstrip the top sports town in Montana. The entire community celebrates Colstrip Days annually on the weekend prior to the 4th of July.
During World War II, the Colstrip mine was identified as strategically important because it supplied coal for the Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotives hauling military equipment for the war effort. The mine was guarded from sabotage, and the employees were not allowed to quit their jobs.
Residents of some of the largest cities in the southern half of Montana will soon decide the fate of two open seats on the Public Service Commission... .
A federal regulation that has major implications for the continued operation of Montana's largest coal-fired power plant in Colstrip remains in effect as the U.S.Supreme Court declined to take immediate action on a legal challenge ... .
Roberts — may hold the fate of the Colstrip, Montana, coal-fired power plant in his hands ... Colstrip’s owners warn that ... “The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is uniquely impacted,” the lawsuit states.
Roberts — may hold the fate of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant in his hands ...Supreme Court, attorneys for Colstrip’s ... “The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is uniquely impacted,” the lawsuit states.
A trial date has been set for a former ColstripHigh School teacher charged with five felonies related to having multiple sexual encounters with a 15-year-old student ... .