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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is a state-level government agency in Montana. The agency was founded by the Montana Legislature in 1995 as the Montana Board of Environmental Review. [1] It is responsible for monitoring air, water, energy, and mining standards, in addition to regulatory services. [2] [3] [4]
The 6-1 decision, the first of its kind by a U.S. state supreme court, came in the first lawsuit to go to trial nationwide by young environmental activists challenging state and federal policies ...
The agency is in the process of updating the Montana Environmental Policy Act, which has prohibited officials from analyzing greenhouse gas emissions since the law was revised by state lawmakers ...
Montana is a headwater state, and consequently, potential climate change effects that impact Montana's water resources reach far beyond the state borders. The Department of Environmental Quality, Montana , has determined that climate change will affect essential water resources in Montana as water quality and ecosystems may be compromised when ...
On April 14, 2023, State District Judge Michael Moses ruled that the permit for NorthWestern Energy's $250 million Laurel Generation Station on the Yellowstone River in Montana, was cancelled as the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) had misinterpreted the state's environmental law and had failed to consider the long-term ...
In the meantime, the state Department of Environmental Quality is asking Montana residents to weigh in on potential updates to the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA. The administrative ...
The Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) was one of several non-profits who supported the measure, stating that it "was a response to the abysmal track record of open pit cyanide leach mining in Montana and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's failure to adequately regulate such mines as required by state law." [2]
The Montana Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a 2023 ruling that found the state had violated its constitutional environmental protections by failing to consider the climate crisis in ...