Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Air quality permit, natural gas power plant

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AIR QUALITY PERMIT: DEQ did not conduct adequate environmental review of natural gas power plant before issuing permit, should have considered greenhouse gas, analysis of lighting impacts deficient, but rather than vacatur of permit remanded for further evaluation of environmental impacts… Moses affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Environment, clean & healthful = stable climate system

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ENVIRONMENT: Constitution’s clean & healthful environment properly found to include stable climate system, invalidates MEPA review limitation… 16 children had standing to bring challenge… psychiatric exams of 8 children properly denied… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]

Gender dysphoria, SB 99 preliminary injunction

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GENDER DYSPHORIA: Preliminary injunction enjoining SB 99 which proscribes medications & surgery to treat gender dysphoria in minors affirmed on right of privacy… Marks affirmed. [Read more…]

Abortion, HB 575, HB 721, preliminary injunction

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ABORTION: Preliminary injunction enjoining HB 575 and HB 721 affirmed… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]

Abortion, HB 544, HB 862, preliminary injunction

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ABORTION: Preliminary injunction enjoining HB 544, HB 862, and Rule dealing with Medicaid funding of abortions affirmed… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]