MEIC v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

No. 97-455.

988 P.2d 1236 (1999)

1999 MT 248

MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER; Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Coalition; and Women's Voice for the Earth, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Defendant and Respondent, and Seven-Up Pete Joint Venture, Defendant-Intervenor and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. France (argued), National Wildlife Federation, Missoula, Montana, David K. Wilson, Reynolds, Motl & Sherwood, Helena, Montana, For Appellants.

Rebecca W. Watson (argued), and Alan L. Joscelyn, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, Helena, Montana, John North (argued), and Richard R. Thweatt, Montana, Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, Montana, For Respondents.

Frank C. Crowley and Colleen Coyle, Doney, Crowley & Bloomquist, P.C., Helena, Montana, Karl J. Englund, Attorney at Law, Missoula, Montana, William A. Rossbach and Elizabeth A. Brennan, Attorneys at Law, Missoula, Montana, Jack R. Tuholske, Attorney at Law, Missoula, Montana, Matthew O. Clifford, Beers Law Offices, Missoula, Montana, For Amici.


Justice TERRY N. TRIEWEILER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Plaintiffs, Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC), Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Coalition, and Women's Voices for the Earth, filed an amended complaint in the District Court for the First Judicial District in Lewis and Clark County in which the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the State of Montana was named as the Defendant and in which Seven-Up Pete Joint Venture (SPJV...

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