January 23, 2013
A Montana federal judge on Tuesday threw out a suit against a state regulator alleging neglect in coal mining permitting decisions, ruling that sovereign immunity requires the environmental groups to lodge the complaint in state court instead.
April 18, 2012
A pair of environmental groups sued the director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday over alleged neglect in coal mining permitting decisions, seeking to compel the enforcement of federal laws protecting ground and surface waters in the state.