Fighting Oil and Gas Development in the Badger-Two Medicine Region

This case study by Earthjustice describes the efforts to oppose oil and gas development in the Badger-Two Medicine region of the Lewis and Clark National Forest, highlighting the area's ecological importance and its status as sacred land to the Blackfeet Tribe.

• The Badger-Two Medicine is a 165,588-acre area within the Lewis and Clark National Forest, situated between the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier National Park. It is designated as a Traditional Cultural District under the National Preservation Historic Act due to its significance to the Blackfeet Tribe, who consider the land "holy land".
• The region is ecologically critical, serving as the final stronghold on the Rocky Mountain Front for genetically pure westslope cutthroat trout, providing essential summer and winter range for more than 800 elk, and offering secure habitat for grizzly bears.
• Conflict persists over a 6,200-acre federal oil and gas lease near Hall Creek, which Solenex LLC intended to develop in the summer of 2013. This development is opposed by the Blackfoot Confederacy, which issued a 2004 proclamation stating it "will not consent and will not approve any energy development within the Badger-Two Medicine".

APA

Earthjustice (2013). Fighting Oil and Gas Development in the Badger-Two Medicine Region. https://earthjustice.org/case/supporting-suspension-of-drilling-in-badger-two-medicine

Chicago

Earthjustice. Fighting Oil and Gas Development in the Badger-Two Medicine Region. 2013. https://earthjustice.org/case/supporting-suspension-of-drilling-in-badger-two-medicine.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2013fighting, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Fighting Oil and Gas Development in the Badger-Two Medicine Region}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://earthjustice.org/case/supporting-suspension-of-drilling-in-badger-two-medicine}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }