August 13, 2019
A Montana federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from relying on the recommendations of an improperly reestablished energy advisory committee, handing a partial win to an environmental group that can't "succeed on all its claims" but has "identified a gaping hole in government accountability."
January 25, 2019
A U.S. Department of the Interior committee that advises on federal mineral royalty policies dodged environmentalists' claims that the committee is stacked with industry representatives and biased towards business interests, but the judge overseeing the case expressed reservations about his ruling.
January 11, 2019
A Montana federal judge on Friday rejected the federal government's bid to halt proceedings in an environmental group's suit over access to the U.S. Department of Interior's policies on mineral royalties.
January 03, 2019
The Western Organization of Resource Councils has urged a Montana federal court to preserve its suit challenging a U.S. Department of the Interior committee that advises on federal mineral royalty policies, saying the government's dismissal bid wrongly argues that the court can't review claims the panel is too industry-heavy.