Legal Opinion
Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Montana Board of Environmental Review
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 2008No. DA 07-0755PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶ 1 The Plaintiffs and Appellants in this matter are Pennaco Energy, Marathon Oil, Nance Petroleum and Yates Petroleum (collectively Pennaco). The Defendants and Appellees are Montana Board of Environmental Review (BER or the Board) and Montana Department ofEnvironmental Quality (DEQ). Defendant Intervenors are Northern Plains Resource Council (NPRC) and Tongue River Water Users’ Association (TRWUA).
¶2 This case arises from the regulation of the discharge into state waterways of salty water produced from coal bed methane (CBM) production. This water is called “CBM produced water.” CBM…
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- Johansen v. State, Dept. of Natural ResourcesMontana Supreme Court · 1998
- North Fork Preservation Ass'n v. Department of State LandsMontana Supreme Court · 1989
- Sampson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 2006
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