By Karen Graham, Digital Journal
A Montana judge has canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant under construction along the Yellowstone River.
The 35-page ruling from Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses was a victory for environmentalists and landowners near the project along Thiel Road south of Laurel, who filed suit in October 2021.
Moses ruled that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality failed to take a “hard look” at the environmental impacts of the 175-megawatt plant on two fronts: greenhouse gas emissions and lighting, reports KTVQ.com.
