Filed Date: March 3, 2026
Case Ongoing
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On March 3, 2026, the Montana Environmental Information Center, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Wildearth Guardians filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana against the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), Doug Burgum, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) within the DOI, the DOI, and the Directors within the DOI. Plaintiffs allege that OSM sidestepped environmental concerns when it approved the federal mining plan modification for the Amendment 3 (AM3) expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine on June 6, 2025. OSM rushed its approval of the project, skipping the preparation of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and ignoring related public comments.
This case is ongoing.
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72355449/parties/montana-environmental-information-center-v-doug-burgum/
Cavan, Timothy J. (Montana)
Hernandez, Shiloh Silvan (Montana)
Hornbein, Melissa Anne (Montana)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72355449/montana-environmental-information-center-v-doug-burgum/
Last updated April 20, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 3, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
Other Dockets:
District of Montana 1:26-cv-00021
Available Documents:
Case Summary of Montana Environmental Information Center v. Doug Burgum, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47871/.