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Ksanka Kupaqa Xa'lcin et al v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al

  1. April 15, 2021

    Judge Hands Tribe, Enviros Win By Nixing Fed. Mine Approval

    A Montana federal judge handed tribal group Ksanka Kupaqa Xa'lcin and six environmental organizations a win without trial, ruling that the federal government unlawfully approved a decadeslong mine project by only reviewing its environmental impact for the project's first phase.

  2. January 25, 2021

    Montana Mine Defends Species Review Of Early Phase Work

    The company behind a proposed Montana copper and gold mine has said the federal government properly evaluated how an initial phase of the project would affect protected species, pushing to defeat a challenge that said the entire mine plan needed to be analyzed. 

  3. August 19, 2020

    Feds Say Mont. Tribe Made Outdated Argument Against Mine

    Federal environmental agencies say a Montana tribal group's arguments to block a proposed copper and silver mine wrongly focus on outdated and irrelevant agency actions.  

  4. June 18, 2020

    Tribal Group, Enviros Seek Quick Win In Mont. Mine Suit

    Environmental groups on Wednesday pressed a Montana federal judge to issue a decision to prevent federal regulators from further authorizing a copper and silver mine project until they comply with the Endangered Species Act by properly analyzing the impact on bull trout and grizzly bears.

  5. October 11, 2019

    FWS, Forest Service Must Face Suit Over Mont. Mine Approval

    The federal government and a mining company cannot dodge claims that the approval of a proposed copper and silver mine in Montana violated the Endangered Species Act because regulators improperly analyzed the project's impact on bull trout and grizzly bears.