Montana’s new coal-friendly laws draw legal challenges

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Montana’s new coal-friendly laws draw legal challenges

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Just weeks old, new Montana laws intended to clear legal challenges to coal mining have landed in court. At...

June 2, 2023

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Environmental groups file suit over Koocanusa selenium levels

By Hayden Blackford, Daily Inter Lake In a May 18 filing, multiple conservation groups are seeking a judicial review of a state...

June 2, 2023

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Environmentalists challenge Montana’s amendments to its coal mining regulations

By Alanna Madden, Courthouse News Service Environmental groups say Montana’s House Bill 576 and Senate Bill 392 flout federal regulations...

June 1, 2023

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Press Release: Groups Challenge Legislature’s Unlawful Attempts to Weaken Montana Coal Laws

Federal law requires state to obtain approval before such changes are made   CONTACTS Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, (202) 792-6211,...

June 1, 2023

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Coalition sues state in federal court for coal mining laws passed by legislature

By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan Groups say HB 576, SB 392 violate federal law, pollute clean water A coalition of Montana groups have...

June 1, 2023

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Montana Rolls Back Environmental Protections

By Mark Moran, Public News Service Montana’s environmental advocates are criticizing Gov. Greg Gianforte for signing a bill they said...

May 30, 2023

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Montana’s new law banning climate impact reviews sparks backlash from environmental experts

By Julia Jacobo, ABC News The federal government has made a push toward enacting policies addressing climate change in recent years, but...

May 26, 2023

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Clark Fork Coalition, others sue to keep Lake Koocanusa selenium limit

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current (Missoula Current) Four months after the state of Montana took a review board to court regarding...

May 23, 2023

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A Climate Trial in Montana Sets the Scene for More

By Evan George, LegalPlanet Held v. Montana is the first of many climate lawsuits by youth plaintiffs to go to trial. Big Sky Country is a...

May 23, 2023

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Environmentalists sue to protect Lake Koocanusa selenium rule

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Conservation groups in Montana and Idaho allege an oversight body unlawfully attempted to invalidate...

May 22, 2023

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