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Monday, October 6, 2003

If Oklahoma tribes are allowed to regulate their environmental quality, it could discourage business, The Oklahoman says in an editorial.

The paper says it shares the concerns of Mickey Thompson, head of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and founder of One Nation, a group criticized as anti-Indian. "[T]he idea of a potential business or industry having to deal with any number of varying regulations, even if they weren't overly strict, could still prove discouraging enough to cause them to look elsewhere," the paper says.

Thirteen tribes in Oklahoma are seeking treatment as state (TAS) designation from the Environmental Protection Agency. The designation would recognize their authority to set regulations affecting their land, and depending on how stringent, off-reservation land.

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