NEPA Rollback

Protecting NEPA – The Environmental Magna Carta The Forest Service NEPA Rollback: The NEPA rollback proposed by the U.S. Forest Service to overhaul its environmental analysis procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which will dramatically...

VICTORY! Stopping the Bull Mountain Mine Expansion

VICTORY! Stopping the Bull Mountain Mine Expansion In the foothills of central Montana near Roundup, we kept 170 million tons of coal in the ground in 2017 and defended that victory in 2022. We defeated the Bull Mountain/Signal Peak Mine expansion, arguing that the...

VICTORY! Montana Exempt Well Loophole

VICTORY! Montana Exempt Well Loophole Rural homeowners, ranchers, and farmers in Montana and other western states have long relied on a provision of the law that affords them the opportunity to drill a small well without first obtaining a permit. It’s an approach that...

Representing Montana youths in a fight for their future

Representing Montana youths in a fight for their future Montana is one of only a handful of states that recognizes a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, including the climate. With our partners at Our Children’s Trust and the McGarvey Law Offices,...

Oil & Gas Drilling Lease Climate Challenge

Montana Oil & Gas Drilling Lease Climate Challenge In Montana, leaky oil & gas drilling operations on public lands emit 1.8 billion cubic feet of methane (and perhaps far more) to the atmosphere each year. Over a 20-year lifetime of development, keeping this...
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