Groups Sue DEQ Again Saying Laurel Gas Plant Review Ignores Climate Harm

Groups sue DEQ again saying Laurel gas plant review ignores climate harm

The case could be one of the first tests of the precedent set by Held v. State, a landmark Montana Supreme Court climate ruling that made international headlines last year.

Environmental groups sue Montana DEQ for ignoring impacts of Laurel power plant

MEIC, Northern Plains say state is ignoring Supreme Court, Held decision.

Groups challenge DEQ’s analysis of methane gas plant

Conservation groups challenged Monday an inadequate environmental analysis from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the 175-megawatt methane gas plant near Laurel, Montana.

Environmental groups sue Montana DEQ for ignoring impacts of Laurel power plant • Daily Montanan

The Laurel Generation Station power plant in Laurel Montana as seen in September 2023. (Aerial photography by Ed Saunders)Two environmental organizations that have previously challenged the construction of a new power plant are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality accusing the state agency of failing to follow the state Supreme Court’s order to consider the station’s impact on human and environmental health. The suit is the seco…

Groups sue Montana DEQ for ignoring impacts of Laurel power plant

The suit accuses the state agency of failing to follow the state Supreme Court’s order to consider the station’s impact on human and environmental health. Continue reading…

Groups challenge Montana’s second rubberstamp of methane gas plant near Laurel  - Western Environmental Law Center

Conservation groups today challenged an inadequate environmental analysis from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the 175-megawatt methane gas plant near Laurel, Mont. In August, DEQ issued a supplemental final environmental assessment for the Yellowstone County Generating Station, but the agency has once again not fully considered or disclosed the plant’s greenhouse gas emissions […]