Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Montana Wilderness Ass'n v. Board of Natural Resources & Conservation
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1982No. 81-354PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell
The Board of Natural Resources & Conservation (BNRC) granted the Montana Power Company (MPC) permission to construct a 161 KV electrical transmission line from Bozeman to Ennis to Dillon with a 161 KV spur from Ennis to Big Sky. Montana Wilderness Association, Inc. (MWA) and Environmental Information Center, Inc. (EIC) appealed BNRC’s decision to the District Court of Lewis & Clark County. The District Court affirmed. MWA and EIC now appeal the District Court decision to this Court.
On June 4, 1974, MPC filed with the Board an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Trout Unlimited v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Wage Claims of Chagnon v. Hardy Construction Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1984
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