Earthjustice: Montana Supreme Court Rules Department of Environmental Quality Failed to Protect Water Near Rosebud Coal Mine
November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
HELENA, Montana, Nov. 28 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
In an important victory for clean water, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on November 22, 2023, that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) repeatedly ignored the law and failed to protect water quality from an expansion of the "Area B" permit area of the Rosebud coal strip mine near Colstrip, one of the largest coal strip mines in the nation. The court's order vacated the mining perm . . .
In an important victory for clean water, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on November 22, 2023, that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) repeatedly ignored the law and failed to protect water quality from an expansion of the "Area B" permit area of the Rosebud coal strip mine near Colstrip, one of the largest coal strip mines in the nation. The court's order vacated the mining perm . . .