uranium mining – Turtle Talk

Can Congress’s delegation to the Department of the Interior of withdrawal authority over large tracts of land survive without the legislative veto right that Congress included as a check on the exercise of that authority?

Lower court materials here.

Update:

Cert Opp

NYTs News Profile of Uranium Mining at Bears Ears

January 13, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Uranium Miners Pushed Hard for a Comeback. They Got Their Wish.“

Federal Court Holds US Govt. is “Owner” of Indian Trust Land under CERCLA for Liability Purposes

August 16, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States (D. Ariz.):

130 El Paso Supplemental Brief

133 US Supplemental Brief

135 DCT Order

Prior post on this case here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Tribal Challenge to Black Hills Uranium Mining

August 14, 2017July 21, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

Navajo and US Bring CERCLA Actions over Uranium Mining; Consent Decree Reached

January 24, 2017May 25, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is Navajo Nation’s complaint in Navajo Nation v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (D. Ariz.):

1-complaint

Here is the U.S. complaint in United States v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (D. Ariz.):

1-complaint

5-consent-decreee

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