Quinault Indian Tribe petitions State re: crude-by-rail terminals

Here is the petition, filed in the State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council:

2598 01 petition for declaratory order

Briefs in NEPA Challenge to Interior Drilling Approvals re: Osage Mineral Estate

Here are selected materials so far in Donelson v. United States (N.D. Okla.):

46 First Amended Complaint

124 B&G Motion to Dismiss

136 Devon Motion to Dismiss

148 US Motion to Dismiss

162 Donelson Response to B&G Motion to Dismiss

163 Donelson Response to Devon Motion to Dismiss

166 Donelson Response to US Motion to Dismiss

170 B&G Reply

174 US Reply

175 Devon Reply

Update (2/28/17):

229 DCT Order Dismissing Claims

Comments on proposed Spokane River Instream Flow Rule Due Friday

For Washingtonians who may be interested, here’s an article from the Center for Environmental Law & Policy. Washington_Water_Watch_(Nov.-2014)_Final

Tenth Circuit Briefs in State of Wyoming v. EPA (Challenge TAS Status to Wind River Reservation)

Here:

Wyoming Opening Brief

State Subdivisions Brief

State Subdivisions Brief

EPA Brief

Eastern Shoshone Brief

Yellowbear Amicus Brief

Wyoming v. EPA 10th Circuit Addendum

Wyoming v. EPA 10th Circuit Law Professor Brief

Wyoming Reply

State Subdivision Reply

Agency materials here, here, and here.

Bolivia in the process of passing a law that will give the Earth legal rights

The law was drafted by a group that includes the country’s 36 indigenous peoples. It is expected to pass and become law. More here.

Environmental Groups Challenge Navajo Generating Station Approvals, Too

Here is the petition in National Parks Conservation v. EPA (CA9):

Envtl Groups Petition

Hopi’s petition is here.

Hopi Tribe v. EPA Ninth Circuit Petition over Navajo Generating Station Approvals

Here:

Petition

Federal Court Affirms Interior Withdrawal of Grand Canyon Lands from Uranium Mining

Here is the order in Yount v. Jewell (D. Ariz.):

Doc 238 SJ Order in Yount v Jewell 9-30-14

Briefs here. Other materials here.

California COA Holds that Governor’s Concurrence under IGRA Does Not Trigger CEQA Review

Here is the opinion in Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians v. Brown:

Chukchansi v Brown

We don’t have all the briefs, but here is what we do have:

California Brief

California DOT Brief

Madera City Brief

Madera County Brief

NP Fresno Land Acquisitions Brief

 

Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives

The Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives is available for download here.

This publication is intended to be an informational resource for tribes, agencies, and organizations across the U.S.

About the Guidelines:

The Third National Climate Assessment issued in May 2014 contained a chapter dedicated to the impact of climate change on tribal peoples. In light of the increasing recognition of the significance of traditional knowledges (TKs) in relation to climate change, a self-organized, informal group of indigenous persons, staff of indigenous governments and organizations, and experts with experience working with issues concerning traditional knowledges (The Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup – CTKW), felt compelled to develop a framework to increase understanding of issues relating to access and protection of TKs in climate initiatives and interactions between holders of TKs and non-tribal partners. The Guidelines were originally developed to inform the Department of Interior’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) in May 2014.