D.C. Circuit Briefs in RCRA Claims against US in Navajo Uranium Mining Contamination

Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. United States:

El Paso Natural Gas Co. Brief

Navajo Nation Brief

Federal Answer Brief

El Paso Natural Gas Co. Reply

Navajo Nation Reply

Materials from an earlier D.C. Circuit appeal (the Mill Tailings Act Appeal) are here.

Coverage of First Nations’ Meeting with Harper and Separate Meeting with Johnston

Here.

EPA Initiating Public Comment on the Working Draft of the EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples: January 8 – February 15, 2013

The US EPA is seeking public comment on the Working Draft of the EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. The Public Comment Period is from January 8 – February 15, 2013. A copy of the Working Draft and the Notification of Public Comment are attached. This information will also be made available on OEJ’s Website, http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/indigenous/index.html, and sent out on the EJ Listserv.

Policy-on-EJ-for-Tribes-and-Indigenous Peoples – Working Draft – Nov 142012

Public Comment Notification – Working Draft

Three national webinars have been scheduled to discuss the Policy: Continue reading

Update in Hopi Tribe Endangered Species Act Claim against Feds re: Arizona Snowbowl

Hopi has apparently moved to voluntarily dismiss this action. Here are some materials (but not all since it seems moot now):

Hopi Motion for PI

Federal Opposition

Hopi Response to Arizona Snowbowl Motion

Hopi Voluntary Dismissal Notice

Our first post on the complaint was here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Idaho Roadless Rule (Kootenai Tribe Intervened)

Here is the opinion in Jayne v. Sherman.

Federal Court Denies Navajo Rule 19 Motion in Diné CARE v. US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

Here is the order:

DCT Order Denying Navajo Motion to Dismiss

Briefs are here.

Eastern Quebec Rail Line Blocked by Chief Spence Supporters

BBC coverage is here.

Arizona Snowbowl Snow Made From Treated Effluent is Yellow?

Here. Via Pechanga.

Photo from Native News Network….

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to EPA Permitting of Arctic Waters Oil Exploration

Here is the opinion.

REDOIL is an acronym for Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands.

Arizona Cattle Grazing Enjoined due to Possible Indian Archeological Sites

Here are the materials in Western Watersheds Project v. USFS (D. Ariz.):

DCT Opinion

Arizona Cattle Growers Brief

Enviro Groups Motion

USFS Response