BISMARCK, N.D. - Dozens of fruitful wells beneath the rich Bakken shale in North Dakota continue to fuel a hunch among oilmen and geologists that another vast crude-bearing formation may be buried in the state's vast oil patch...

GREAT FALLS - Some Black Eagle residents spoke in favor of naming a former metals smelter and refinery complex and surrounding area a Superfund site at a public hearing Tuesday...

From the White House: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced today that Idaho will receive up to $1,462,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its state-run rebate program for consumer purchases of new…

The Northwest—Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana—is arguably the region of the United States that is richest in renewable energy resources such as geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar, said Paul Manson, president of Seabreeze Power Corp., speaking at the Pacific Northwest...

Legislators who’ve been pushing a bill to regulate a controversial natural gas drilling process are now calling for further scientific study, a change in tack made under intense lobbying pressure and after a personal request from Colorado’s Democratic governor. If…