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Colstrip to the Pacific Northwest may be used to
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their 15% share of the plant for free. The deal takes effect in 2025. A Washington state law bans use of coal-generated electricity, forcing Avista to relinquish their stake in the company.
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2315:"Avista makes deal to get out of aging Colstrip power plant in Montana"
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1653:The Bicentennial Library operates in Colstrip.
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2855:Waste land: meditations on a ravaged landscape
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2873:The Virtual Tour of Colstrip, Montana
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2433:Climate Summary for Colstrip, Montana
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2857:(1st ed.). New York: Aperture.
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2511:"Colstrip Comprehensive Growth Plan"
1693:Billings Logan International Airport
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2838:. Fairfield, Iowa: Taverner Press.
2445:"U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access"
2313:Clouse, Thomas (January 22, 2023).
2282:Gordon, Phillip (January 6, 2020).
1959:. Fairfield, Iowa: Taverner Press.
1928:"Rosebud Mine Tour Fact Sheet 2007"
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1803:List of municipalities in Montana
2653:We, the Northern Cheyenne People
2026:"SEC Info - Rosebud Energy Corp"
1822:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
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1771:National Endowment for the Arts
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2728:AirNav: M46 – Colstrip Airport
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2716:Colstrip Parks and Recreation
2703:"Ponderosa Butte Golf Course"
2231:Kirk, Karen (July 15, 2019).
1824:. United States Census Bureau
1717:. FM station KYPC is part of
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480:. The plant uses high sulfur
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1982:. Gibbs Smith. p. 106.
1735:Battle of the Little Bighorn
2884:Pacific Northwest Quarterly
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2718:. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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2412:"Welcome to Rosebud County"
2341:United States Census Bureau
2096:. Westmoreland Coal Company
2094:"Westmoreland Rosebud Mine"
1867:United States Census Bureau
1292:Average precipitation days
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2006:. Colstrip City Government
2004:"City of Colstrip History"
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2743:. Colstrip Medical Center
2608:"Colstrip Public Schools"
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2062:"PSE Appendix J Colstrip"
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251: • Density
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2048:"PPL Colstrip Page"
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3163:Categories
3108:Ghost town
2864:0893817260
1965:2010925843
1898:October 3,
1809:References
1683:Highway 39
1657:Recreation
1612:Government
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3125:Footnotes
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2650:Page 107
2636:April 19,
2614:April 20,
2473:August 5,
2451:August 5,
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564:Geography
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306:Area code
260:Time zone
230:Elevation
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2267:July 16,
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2194:July 20,
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2032:July 26,
2010:July 11,
1955:(2010).
1937:July 18,
1781:See also
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1648:Cheyenne
1579:Hispanic
1569:, 0.13%
1561:, 0.68%
1526:Hispanic
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1068:(−22.2)
1063:(−16.6)
1023:(−16.2)
1018:(−21.8)
1013:(−24.6)
943:(−10.3)
525:and the
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322:30-16525
294:ZIP code
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3116:Hibbard
3079:Vananda
3074:Sumatra
3069:Ingomar
3029:Rosebud
3014:Ashland
2984:Forsyth
2961:Forsyth
2495:June 4,
1646:. Many
1516:, 0.1%
1512:, 0.6%
1508:, 9.0%
1504:, 0.2%
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1058:(−8.6)
1033:(−2.5)
1028:(−8.3)
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973:(14.0)
968:(10.4)
958:(−0.1)
953:(−4.5)
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928:(−3.3)
913:(15.3)
908:(20.9)
903:(21.7)
898:(17.2)
893:(11.9)
878:(−3.3)
873:(−4.1)
863:(14.7)
848:(14.5)
843:(24.7)
838:(28.9)
833:(29.4)
828:(23.8)
823:(18.3)
818:(13.0)
793:(37.7)
788:(14.1)
783:(19.9)
778:(27.5)
773:(34.1)
768:(36.2)
763:(36.8)
758:(33.3)
753:(28.6)
748:(25.3)
743:(20.8)
738:(14.9)
733:(13.9)
590:Climate
446:Bechtel
430:During
395:History
364:Montana
338:Website
333:0770042
164:Rosebud
152:Montana
137:Country
3054:Bascom
3049:Angela
3019:Birney
2971:Cities
2861:
2842:
2807:"KYPC"
2785:"KMCJ"
1986:
1963:
1745:safety
1583:Latino
1554:census
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1272:(5.8)
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1257:(0.0)
1252:(0.0)
1247:(1.3)
1242:(8.4)
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1138:(−39)
1133:(−36)
1128:(−22)
1123:(−15)
1103:(−11)
1098:(−25)
1093:(−33)
1088:(−46)
1083:(−41)
1053:(0.1)
1048:(6.6)
1043:(8.2)
1038:(3.9)
1003:(1.1)
988:(0.9)
983:(7.7)
963:(5.5)
933:(7.8)
923:(1.6)
918:(7.7)
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883:(1.9)
858:(2.6)
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159:County
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2809:. FCC
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2072:(PDF)
2065:(PDF)
1931:(PDF)
1702:Media
1571:Asian
1559:White
1514:Asian
1502:White
1469:−5.3%
1464:2,096
1454:−5.6%
1449:2,214
1434:2,346
1381:23.7
1334:89.5
1313:10.5
1310:11.8
1282:(16)
1237:(14)
1232:(19)
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2840:ISBN
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2675:2021
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2594:2023
2572:2008
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2522:2008
2497:2015
2475:2022
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1900:2016
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1366:0.0
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1360:0.0
1357:0.2
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1307:9.0
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1298:6.7
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1185:1.42
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901:71.1
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891:53.4
886:43.7
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