Federal Judge Rules Massive Montana Coal Mine Expansion Illegal
October 04, 2022
October 04, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 4 (TNSgov) -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022:
Late Friday, Billings Federal District Court Judge Susan Watters ruled that a massive expansion of the Rosebud coal strip-mine was approved illegally. The expansion was approved in June 2019 by the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM), and allowed Western Rosebud Mining, LLC (WRM) to strip-mine a new area, known as Area F.
The court ruled that OSM . . .
Late Friday, Billings Federal District Court Judge Susan Watters ruled that a massive expansion of the Rosebud coal strip-mine was approved illegally. The expansion was approved in June 2019 by the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM), and allowed Western Rosebud Mining, LLC (WRM) to strip-mine a new area, known as Area F.
The court ruled that OSM . . .