Legal Opinion
Montana Environmental Information Center v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality
District Court, D. Montana
Decided January 22, 2025No. 4:23-cv-00028Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA GREAT FALLS DIVISION MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, et al., CV-23-28-BMM Plaintiffs, ORDER v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, et al., Defendants, v. STATE OF MONTANA, WESTMORELAND ROSEBUD MINING LLC, Intervenor Defendants. BACKGROUND The Montana State Legislature passed two laws in 2023, House Bill 576 and Senate Bill 392, amending Montana’s federally approved coal mine program. (Doc. 74 at 2.) The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”) requires the United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and…
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