Court Opinion

ID: 8211610
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-10-04 15:05:14.801907+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:42:04.550375
License: Public Domain

10/03/2022

         IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

                                      DA 22-0064
                                   _________________

MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
CTR. and SIERRA CLUB,

          Plaintiffs/Appellees,

    v.

WESTMORELAND ROSEBUD MINING, LLC, f/k/a
WESTERN ENERGY CO., NAT. RES. PARTNERS, L.P.,
INT'L UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL
400, and N. CHEYENNE COAL MINERS ASS'N,

         Respondent-Intervenors/Appellants.
__________________________________________________

MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
CTR. and SIERRA CLUB,

          Petitioners/Appellees,
                                                       ORDER
    v.

MONTANA DEP'T OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,

          Respondent/Appellant,

MONTANA BD. OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW,
WESTMORELAND ROSEBUD MINING, LLC, f/k/a
WESTERN ENERGY CO., NAT. RES. PARTNERS L.P.,
INT'L UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL
400, and N. CHEYENNE COAL MINERS ASS'N,

         Respondents.
_______________________________________________

MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
CTR. and SIERRA CLUB,
             Plaintiffs/Appellees,

     v.

MONTANA DEP'T OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
MONTANA BD. OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW,

             Respondents,

     and

WESTMORELAND ROSEBUD MINING, LLC, f/k/a
WESTERN ENERGY CO., NAT. RES. PARTNERS L.P.,
INT'L UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL
400, and N. CHEYENNE COAL MINERS ASS'N,

             Respondent-Intervenors/Appellants.
                                 _________________

      Upon consideration of the unopposed motion for extension of time filed by
Appellees Montana Environmental Information Center and Sierra Club and good cause
appearing,
      IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. Appellees shall file
their combined response brief on or before November 4, 2022.

                                                                      Electronically signed by:
                                                                            Mike McGrath
                                                               Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                           October 3 2022