Back Forty Mine – Turtle Talk

Seventh Circuit Says EPA Gave Menominee Tribe “Runaround” on Back 40 Mine, Finds No Federal Agency Action to Review

January 28, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Menominee Tribe v. EPA:

majority-opinion-hamilton-concurrence.pdf

menominee-brief.pdf

aquila-resources-brief.pdf

menominee-reply.pdf

Lower court materials here.

Menominee Tribe Challenge to Back 40 Mine Dismissed

December 20, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Menominee Indian Tribe v. EPA (E.D. Wis.):

7 EPA Motion to Dismiss

14 Aquila Motion to Intervene

21 Aquila Motion to Dismiss

21 Combined Response

22 Aquila Reply

31 EPA Supplemental Brief

32 Aquila Supplemental Brief

33 Tribe Supplemental Brie f

35 Tribe Motion to Amend Complaint

38 Aquila Opposition to Motion to Amend

39 EPA Opposition to Motion to Amend

40 Reply in Support of Motion to Amend

More materials on the mine here and here.

Latest News Regarding Back Forty & the Menominee Tribe’s Federal Lawsuit

January 23, 2018Sarah M Donnelly

Here is the press release, and here are links to an article and the complaint they filed today.

Menominee Tribes Sues EPA/Army Corps over Back 40 Mine

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Menominee Indian Tribe v. EPA (E.D. Wis.):