Great Falls Tribune: A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from environmentalists who tried to block almost 80,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana in a bid to force companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon said in his ruling that the emissions from future drilling activities would be too small -- only a fraction of 1 percent of total emissions in the state -- to make a meaningful contribution to global greenhouse gas levels.
As a result, the plaintiffs could...