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Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining
Geography
Year
2015
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2015
Status
Motion to reconsider denied.
Geography
Docket number
17-35808
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → NEPA (US)
Principal law
United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to federal approvals for expansion of coal mine in central Montana.
Topics
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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10/30/2017
Motion to reconsider denied.
On October 25 and against on October 30, the Ninth Circuit said the mining company's appeal was not yet effective and held it in abeyance pending the district court’s resolution of the emergency motion seeking to amend the judgment.
Decision
10/27/2017
Emergency motion filed by Signal Peak Energy, LLC to reconsider order.
Motion
10/25/2017
Appellate proceedings held in abeyance.
Decision
10/05/2017
Emergency motion filed by Signal Peak Energy, LLC for stay pending appeal or in the alternative for expedited consideration.
Motion
Summary
Challenge to federal approvals for expansion of coal mine in central Montana.
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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance