Judge: Megaloads Violate Enviro Law
A Montana judge has ruled against transport of 200-plus Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil megaloads through Montana, saying the state’s Transportation Department violated the Montana Environmental Policy Act because it approved an insufficient environmental assessment. Idaho has approved the transports to the Montana line, though that decision is being contested; but the giant loads of oil field equipment don’t yet have approval to move beyond there en route to the Alberta oil sands project in Canada/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here.
Question: Which impression is correct — Montana takes its environment more seriously than Idaho? Idaho is more realistic than Montana in helping business and corporations?
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