Montana SCT Affirms State Law Right to “Stable Climate System”

Here is the opinion in Held v. State of Montana:

Prior post here.

Bad River Ojibwe Petitions for Review of Wisconsin’s Approval of Re-Route of Line 5

Here is the petition in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (Wis. Cir. Ct.):

Tribal Amicus Brief in Nessel v. Enbridge [Mich. Cir. Ct.]

Ninth Circuit Materials in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Dept. of the Interior [Federal Superfund Land Exchange something something]

Here:

Federal Opening Brief

Tribe Brief

Enviros Amicus Brief

Federal Reply 

Yurok Tribe Sues Reclamation over Trinity River Flow

Here is the complaint in Yurok Tribe v. Bureau of Reclamation (N.D. Cal.):

Environmental Law Institute Tribal Consultation Policy Hub

Here:

The ELI Digital Consultation Hub serves as a comprehensive platform to build the capacity of Tribal, state, and local policymakers in implementing best practices in government-to-government consultation. The database includes documents from Tribal, state, and federal governments that guide consultation as it pertains to culture, land use, and natural resources.

Arizona Federal Judge Enjoins Lithium Exploration Affecting Ha’Kamwe’

Here the materials in Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland (D. Ariz.):

11 Motion for TRO

15 Federal Response

28 Arizona Lithium Opposition

35 Reply ISO 11

40 Federal Sur Reply

42 Arizona Lithium Sur Reply

70 Federal Post-Hearing Brief

72 Arizona Lithium Post-Hearing Brief

74 Hualapai Post-Hearing Brief

81 DCT Order

Complaint is here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Arizona

Here is today’s order list.

The petition is here.

Standing Rock Sioux Sues Army Corps to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Here is the complaint in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):

San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Arizona Cert Petition

Here:

Questions presented:

(1) Did the Arizona Supreme Court err by determining that 40 C.F.R § 122.29(b)’s new source analysis is satisfied by merely finding a “material connection” between a newly constructed source of polluted discharge and an existing source rather than considering whether the new source operationally depends on the existing source? (2) Did the Arizona Supreme Court err by determining that new source performance standards for copper mines in 40 C.F.R. § 440.104 do not “independently apply” to Resolution’s new mine?