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Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review

Challenge to federal approvals for expansion of coal mine in central Montana.


Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining

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Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining - opinion and order

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Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining - brief

Montana Federal Court Found NEPA Review of Coal Mine Expansion Should Have Included Downstream Greenhouse Gases

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Montana Environmental Information Center v. U.S. Office of Surface Mining - response

Groups Argued that Coal Mine Expansion Environmental Review Should Have Used Social Cost of Carbon

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NEPA Challenge Filed to Contest Expansion of Montana Underground Coal Mine

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Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review

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