Montana Federal Judge Says Environmental Group Lacks Standing On Nuisance Claims

(November 2, 2023, 5:11 PM EDT) -- BUTTE, Mont. — An environmental group that filed a second lawsuit against a Montana resort alleging that the resort violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) by discharging nitrogen into the Gallatin River without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit failed to show that it has standing to bring its civil and criminal nuisance claims, a Montana federal judge ruled in partly granting the resort’s motion to dismiss....