Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office, Earthjustice “It’s not enough to say that there’s a pretty good chance that this mine will operate as planned and environmental harm will be avoided. That’s not what the statute requires, and that’s not good enough for the Smith River or its tributaries, which have irreplaceable values to…

Final order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for Summary Judgment in Smith River Mine MMRA/MEPA case. 

Proposed mine would produce roughly 12.9 million tons of acid-generating waste

Challenge aims to protect water quality, important trout habitat within the watershed

Proposed mining exploration activities at the headwaters of Montana’s famed Smith River threaten to degrade water and further strain already low stream flows, according to a formal legal complaint filed in Montana District Court by Earthjustice, on behalf of the Montana Environmental Information Center and Earthworks. Conservation advocates, supported by Smith River outfitters, filed the…

Rigorous environmental analysis needed on proposed Black Butte Copper Project