Conservation Groups Go to Court Alongside Montana DEQ to Protect Montana and Idaho Waters From Canadian Coal Mine Pollution
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
HELENA, Montana, May 19 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 18, 2023:
Conservation groups filed suit in Montana District Court today challenging a Montana Board of Environmental Review (BER) decision attempting to invalidate a selenium water quality standard that was adopted to protect Lake Koocanusa from harmful pollution. The pollution originates upstream from open-pit Canadian coal mines. The board initially adopted the 0.8 parts per million standard . . .
Conservation groups filed suit in Montana District Court today challenging a Montana Board of Environmental Review (BER) decision attempting to invalidate a selenium water quality standard that was adopted to protect Lake Koocanusa from harmful pollution. The pollution originates upstream from open-pit Canadian coal mines. The board initially adopted the 0.8 parts per million standard . . .