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SCOTUS Limits Scope of Duties Created by Agreement Between Native Tribe and Federal Government

July 8, 2023 | Category: News | Tags: Agreement, SCOTUS, Tribe

On June 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held in a 5-4 opinion that an 1868 treaty between the United States and the Navajo Nation setting aside land for a reservation does not require the U.S. to secure water rights for the reservation. While the reservation is outside of California, SCOTUS’s […]

Reviving the ‘Just One Molecule’ Rule? Clean Water Act Permit Revoked Upon Newly Adopted Tribal Water Quality Standards

June 12, 2023 | Category: News | Tags: Clean Water Act, CWA, Tribe, Water Quality

In March 2019, the U.S. Army Corps (“Corps”) issued a Clean Water Act, Section 404 (“CWA”) permit to PolyMet Mining Inc. (“PolyMet”) for an open-pit copper-nickel mine in Minnesota. CWA, Section 404, requires Corps authorization before any work involving placement of fill or discharge of dredged materials begins in any waters of the United States […]

SCOTUS Limits Scope of Duties Created by Agreement Between Native Tribe and Federal Government

Reviving the ‘Just One Molecule’ Rule? Clean Water Act Permit Revoked Upon Newly Adopted Tribal Water Quality Standards

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