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Families for a Livable Climate v. Montana Department of Public Service Regulation

Date
2024
Geography
Montana
Part of
Families for a Livable Climate v. Montana Department of Public Service Regulation

About this case

Filing year
2024
Status
Motion to dismiss granted.
Geography
United States → Montana
Docket number
DV-32-2024-0000525-WM
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Mont. Dist. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → Utility Regulation
Principal law
United States → Montana Administrative Procedures ActUnited States → Montana Utilities Regulation Law
At issue
Lawsuit to compel Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to act on a petition requesting that the PSC initiate rulemaking to consider harmful climate change impacts in the regulation of public utilities.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/06/2024
Petition
Petition for alternative and peremptory writ of mandamus filed.
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Petitioner organizations filed a proceeding in Montana District Court seeking to compel the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to act on a petition requesting that the PSC initiate rulemaking to consider harmful climate change impacts in the regulation of public utilities. The rulemaking petition was submitted in February 2024. The petitioners asserted that the PSC had a clear legal duty under the Montana Administrative Procedures Act to deny the petition or initiate rulemaking proceedings within 60 days of submission.

Summary

Lawsuit to compel Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to act on a petition requesting that the PSC initiate rulemaking to consider harmful climate change impacts in the regulation of public utilities.