Coal

Arch Coal, Otter Creek Mine, Powder River, Montana

Status: Defeated!

Sightline Institute Articles and Reports on Arch Coal

2013

January

• Appendix+D_Otter+Creek+Project+Transcription+of+Meetings_Jan+2013

April

• https://deq.mt.gov/Portals/112/Land/OtterCreek/Documents/Revised%20Scoping%20Report%20_%2006192012.pdf

 

Media/Resources:

Montana DEQ Overview of Process

“Otter Creek,” SourceWatch, the Center for Media and Democracy

“How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America: People power and civil disobedience helped stop the Otter Creek mine in a huge victory for environmentalists and Montana communities,” InTheseTimes.com, March 25, 2016.

“More than 117,000 People Voice Opposition for Proposed Coal Export Rail Project,” Sierra Club Press Release, CommonDreams.org September 23, 2015. 

“The Economics of the Proposed Otter Coal Creek Mine: A Critique of One-Sided Economic Analysis, A Report Prepared for the National Wildlife Federation, Montana Environmental Information Center and Sierra Club,” Power Consulting, Inc., Thomas Michael Power, Donovan S. Power, January 2013. (24 pages) PowerConsult-Otter-Creek-Mine-Impact-Final-11