Since 2010, Earthjustice has been challenging this mine; the following is a statement from our legal expert

Earlier this week, Earthjustice attorney Jenny Harbine went to court to argue that the state of Montana was legally required to consider steps to minimize the consequences of burning more than a half-a-billion tons of coal before leasing it to St. Louis-based Arch Coal, Inc. Earthjustice is representing the Montana Environmental Information Center and the…

Earthjustice is challenging Arch Coal, Inc.’s, proposal to mine a reserve of 1.3 billion tons of coal in southeastern Montana’s Otter Creek Valley. This massive strip mining operation would dirty the air and degrade water quality in an undeveloped, wildlife-rich area. At peak production, combustion of Otter Creek coal would yield 60.4 million tons of…

Montana state court has denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss case against Otter Creek Mine.

Effort to head off environmental damage moves forward in court case

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Complaint challenging a massive new coal strip mine in southeastern Montana.

Otter Creek would become one of the largest coal mines in North America