Here is the opinion:
South Dakota SCT Dismisses Appeal Challenging State Utility Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Here is the opinion:
Environmental
Federal Court Denies Warm Springs Rule 19 Motion, Holding Clean Water Act Abrogates Tribal Immunity
Here are the materials in Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company (D. Or.):
‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case
From the NY Times:
There was a time when the murky waters of the Skagit River offered bountiful salmon harvests to the Swinomish Indians of Washington State. They could fill an entire boat with one cast of the net back then, and even on a slow day, they could count on hauling in dozens of fish.
But on a cloudy morning last month, the tribal community chairman, Brian Cladoosby, was having no luck. Drifting in his 21-foot Boston Whaler, he spotted his 84-year-old father, Michael, standing in yellow overalls in another boat, pulling an empty net from the water.
“Where’s the fish, Dad?” the son asked.
That has been the dominant question for years among the Swinomish and other Native Americans, who have seen their salmon harvests dip by about 75 percent over the past three decades.
But on Monday, they got reason to hope that their salmon harvests would tick back up.
Article is HERE.
Michigan DEQ Approves Back 40 Gold Mine Permit
Klamath Sues over Two Endangered Fish Species
Here is the complaint in Klamath Tribes v. United States Bureau of Reclamation (N.D. Cal.):
EcoRobeson Joins Enviro Groups in Challenging Pipeline Decision
Here:
Groundbreaking for Mud Mountain Dam’s New Fish Trap
Here. Muckleshoot Chair Virginia Cross and Puyallup Council Member Rideout spoke, as did Sen. Patty Murray.
Washington COA Decides Puyallup Tribe Of Indians v. Wash. State Shorelines Hearings Bd.
Here:
Consultation Webinar Announcement
Defending Tribal Sovereignty: The Ongoing Battle Over “Meaningful Consultation” and Self-Governance Over Natural and Cultural Resources
May 23, 2018
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Non-CLE Webinar
(direct link: https://shop.americanbar.org/ebus/ABAEventsCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?productId=326797486)
The Dakota Access Pipeline, Bears Ears National Monument, de-listing of the gray wolf and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear, and the Bureau of Land Management’s rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian land. These high-profile courtroom dramas are about more than the protection and use of natural resources: they encapsulate the ongoing struggle between tribes and federal agencies over the government’s obligation as trustee to engage in “meaningful consultation” about actions impacting Indian Country. These developments are just the latest in a centuries-long debate about the meaning of tribal sovereignty, and they offer an indigenous perspective into the promise of true environmental justice.
“If You Find Doughnuts and 900 Pounds of Bacon in the Woods of Michigan, Don’t Touch It”
From VICE, here.
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