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A Case of Bad Gas Coal bed methane gas development is a devastating form of industrial scale extraction that threatens much of the state of Montana. Habitat fragmented by spider-web network of roads developed for energy production. Photo courtesy Peter Aengst/The Wilderness Society. In spring of 2002, The Bureau of Land Management, Montana Department of Environmental Quality [DEQ], and Montana Board of Oil and Gas released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement [EIS] on coal bed methane development in Montana. The EIS is completely inadequate. None of the alternatives will prevent or even mitigate the devastating impacts that will result from the web of industrial development that will spread across the eastern two thirds of Montana. Your help is needed to protect Montana's water, air, wildlife, and landscapes from devestating impacts of coal bed methane development. The BLM's EIS on coal bed methane does little to protect our water quality and quantity. With Montana in its fourth year of drought, is this a risk we can afford to take? For more information on numeric standards for Montana waterway's and how you can get involved, visit the Northern Plains Resource Council site. Background information: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality Board of Environmental Review has started the rule-making process for establishing sodium and salinity standards for Montana's waterways. Currently, there are no specific pollution limits for rivers in Montana and Wyoming Powder River Basin. An overview of coal bed methane Links Contact Us Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club