Coal
Arch Coal, Otter Creek Mine, Powder River, Montana
Status: Defeated!
Sightline Institute Articles and Reports on Arch Coal
Documents on Record
2015
- July 31, Montana Department of Environmental Quality Meeting Minutes https://deq.mt.gov/files/DEQAdmin/BER/Documents/Minutes/2015/032015-minutes.pdf?ver=2015-12-24-152728-430
2014
- November 19, Otter Creek Mine Letter RE Permit https://deq.mt.gov/files/public/ea/documents/OtterCreekResponse/First%20Round%20Acceptability%20Deficiency_Otter%20Creek%20Permit.pdf
- October 26, Otter Creek Mine Special Application Requirements https://deq.mt.gov/files/public/ea/documents/OtterCreekResponse/ARM%2017.24.325_R1_20141026_Otter%20Creek%20Mine.pdf
- October 26, Otter Creek Mine- Legal, Financial, Compliance and Related Information https://deq.mt.gov/files/public/ea/documents/OtterCreekResponse/ARM%2017.24.303_R1_20141021_Otter%20Creek%20Mine.pdf
- September 2, Whitefish City Council Resolution RE Review Process https://world.350.org/glacier/files/2018/03/WhitefishCityCouncilResolution_2014-9-26.pdf
2013
- April, Montanta Depatment of Environmental Quality Scoping Report (25 pages) https://deq.mt.gov/Portals/112/Land/OtterCreek/Documents/Revised%20Scoping%20Report%20_%2006192012.pdf
- January 16-17, Transcripts of Verbal Comments from Public Meetings (40 pages) Appendix+D_Otter+Creek+Project+Transcription+of+Meetings_Jan+2013
2012
- October 15, Montana Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Deficiency RE Application for Permit https://blog.nwf.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2012/10/First-Round-Completeness-Deficiency_Otter-Creek-Permit.pdf
- July 25, Otter Creek Mine Cover Letter RE Application for Permit https://blog.nwf.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2012/10/Application-for-Permit.pdf
2011
- January 7, Montana Boad of Land Commissioners and Arch Coal Inc., Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaints https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2010-12-29-order-denying-mot-to-dismiss.pdf
2010
- July, Northern Plain Resource Council Inc. and National Wildlife Foundation, First Ammended Complaint http://climatecasechart.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/case-documents/2010/20100701_docket-DV-38-2010-2480_complaint.pdf
- May 13, Montana Environmental Information Center and Sierra Club, Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (23 pages) https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/ottercreek_complaint51410.pdf
Video
“Arch Coal is Bankrupt. Time to STOP Otter Creek Coal Mine Once and For All” Greenpeace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJXpYF4nRg&t=6s
Context/Media
Montana DEQ Overview of Process https://deq.mt.gov/mining/assistance
“Otter Creek” Global Energy Monitor https://www.gem.wiki/Otter_Creek
“Otter Creek” National Wildlife Foundation
“How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America” Nick Engelfried, In These Times, March 25, 2016 https://inthesetimes.com/article/montana-coal-mine-north-america-otter-creek
“Arch Coal Suspends Otter Creek Mine Project” Jenny Harbine, Earthjustice, March 10, 2016 https://earthjustice.org/article/montana-must-consider-global-impact-of-otter-creek-mine
“Arch Coal Permitting Efforts of Otter Creek Reserves” Arch Coal Press Release, March 10, 2016 http://investor.archcoal.com/static-files/9e748150-5319-4886-b165-9feaa90911db
“More than 117,000 People Voice Opposition for Proposed Coal Export Rail Project” Sierra Club Press Release, CommonDreams.org, September 23, 2015 https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2015/09/23/more-117000-people-voice-opposition-proposed-coal-export-rail-project
“The Impact of Otter Creek Coal Development on the Montana Economy” Patrick M. Barkey, Paul E. Polzin, The University of Montana (59 pages) https://www.bber.umt.edu/pubs/econ/OtterCreekFinalReport.pdf
“The Economics of the Proposed Otter Coal Creek Mine: A Critique of One-Sided Economic Analysis” Report Prepared for the National Wildlife Federation, Montana Environmental Information Center and Sierra Club, Thomas Michael Power, Donovan S. Power, Power Consulting, Inc., January 2013 (24 pages) https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/1974/2018/05/PowerConsult-Otter-Creek-Mine-Impact-Final-11.pdf
“Montana Must Consider Global Impact of Otter Creek Mine” John McManus, Earthjustice, September 30, 2011 https://earthjustice.org/article/montana-must-consider-global-impact-of-otter-creek-mine
“Challenging the Otter Creek Coal Mine” Earthjustice, January 19, 2011 https://earthjustice.org/case/otter-creek-coal-strip-mine-challenged
Follow Up
May 1. 2020, “Arch Coal to Change its Name to Arch Resources” PRNewswire, nasdaq.com https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/arch-coal-to-change-its-name-to-arch-resources-2020-05-01
October 5, 2016, “Arch Coal Emerges from Chaper 11” Sarah Chaney, The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/arch-coal-emerges-from-chapter-11-1475684184
January 21, 2016, Order and Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1605/ML16050A372.pdf
January 11, 2016, Wild Earth Guardians Letter RE: “Acknowledging the Need to Move Beyond Coal As Arch Coal Declares Bankruptcy” https://climatewest.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/2016-1-11-wg-letter-to-arch-coal.pdf
January 11, 2016, “Arch Coal Files for Bankruptcy Amid Decline of US Sector” Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com https://www.mining.com/arch-coal-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-decline-of-us-sector/
January 11. 2016, Arch Coal, Inc. files for bankruptcy, “Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy” https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/IR2GB6Q/Arch_Coal_Inc__moebke-16-40120__0001.0.pdf