Legal Opinion
Bitterrooters for Planning, Inc. v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2017No. DA 16-0429PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sandefur
¶1 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) appeals from an order of the Montana First Judicial District Court granting summary judgment to Bitterrooters for Planning, Inc., and Bitterroot River Protective Association, Inc., (collectively Bitterrooters) that DEQ violated the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) by issuing a wastewater discharge permit for an unnamed “big box” retail merchandise store near Hamilton, Montana, without considering environmental impacts of the construction and operation of the facility other than water quality impacts and impacts of the…
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