Environmental

Court Rejects Water Pollution Permit for Rosebud Coal Mine

Helena, Mont. –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016.  Yesterday the Montana First Judicial District Court ruled in favor of water quality and reinforced the state of Montana’s obligation to protect waterways from pollution caused by coal mining. The court rejected a water pollution discharge permit that would have allowed the Rosebud Mine to dump toxic heavy metals and other harmful pollutants into state waters without limits. Western Energy Company’s Rosebud Mine is the second largest strip mine in…

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