Case Summary Citation
Wildearth Guardians v. United States Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, No. CV 14-13-BLG-SPW, 2016 WL 259285, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7223 (D. Mont. Jan. 22, 2016)
Abstract
Wildearth Guardians v. United States Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement sprung from the approval of a modified mining plan for the Spring Creek Mine in Montana. Wildearth Guardians is the adoption of Magistrate Judge Ostby’s Findings and Recommendations by United States District Judge, Susan Watters concluding that the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement violated several provisions of NEPA.