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November 28, 2016
Pikuni Traditionalist Association, Blackfeet Headwaters Alliance, Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance, Montana Wilderness Association, National Parks Conservation Association, and The Wilderness Society (collectively, “PTA”) submit this brief to oppose summary judgment arguments advanced by Plaintiff Solenex, LLC. Solenex challenges the Federal Defendants’ cancellation of a federal onshore oil and gas lease formerly held by Solenex in the Hall Creek portion of the Badger-Two Medicine area, which is located within the Lewis and Clark National Forest in northern Montana. PTA, et al., are non-profit organizations dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural environment, including the Badger-Two Medicine region at issue in this case.