Legal Opinion
Northern Plains Resource Council v. Board of Natural Resources & Conservation
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1979No. 14215PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
Pursuant to the Montana Major Facility Siting Act, section 70-801 et seq., R.C.M.1947, now section 75-20-101 et seq. MCA (hereinafter “Siting Act”), the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation (hereinafter “Board of Natural Resources”), on July 22, 1976, granted to the Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company, Portland General Electric Company, the Washington Water Power Company, and Pacific Power and Light Company (hereinafter “Utilities”), a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for the construction of the *504facility known as Colstrip Units 3 and 4.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Federal Power Commission v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. D.B.S.Montana Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1985
- Akhtar v. Van De WeteringMontana Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. KeithMontana Supreme Court · 1988
- Montana Power Co. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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