Montana Environmental Information Center v. Bernhardt

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL CV 19-130-BLG-SPW INFORMATION CENTER, e¢ al., Plaintiffs, ORDER . vs. DEB HAALAND et al., Defendants. I. Background Plaintiffs Montana Environmental Information Center (“MEIC”), Indian People’s Action, 350 Montana, Sierra Club, and WildEarth Guardians (“Plaintiffs”) filed this case in 2019 challenging Federal Defendants’ approval of the expansion of the Rosebud Mine, located near Colstrip, Montana, into an area of the mine site called “Area F.” (Doc. 177). Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged…