Lawsuit seeks to halt mining project that would harm water, wildlife
The Rock Creek Alliance‘s sister organization, Save Our Cabinets, has joined a coalition of environmental groups in a lawsuit against the Trump administration for approving the Montanore silver and copper exploration project in the Cabinet Mountains. The suit is brought by Earthjustice on behalf of Earthworks, as well as the Montana Environmental Information Center, Clark Fork Coalition, Cabinet Resource Group and the Yaak Valley Forest Council. The suit was filed March 31, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, Missoula Division, and charges that the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service analysis and approvals of the project violate federal law and threaten the surface waters in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness – which provides critical habitat to threatened species including bull trout and grizzly bears. Click to read reporting and the complaint:
- Flathead Beacon: Groups sue to stop mining project near Libby
- Earthjustice: Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief
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