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Jeff Grubbe: Agua Caliente Band takes action to protect water (05/20)
Jeff Grubbe, the chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, on his tribe's decision to file a water rights lawsuit in California: Public service is about doing the...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Agua Caliente Band sues agencies to safeguard water rights (05/15)
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians sued two water agencies in southern California to protect its water rights. The tribe is asserting senior water rights in the Coachella Valley....
Filed Under: Environment | National
Goshute Tribes lead 272-mile walk to protest water project (05/10)
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation in Utah are leading a 272-mile walk to protest a water project. The Nevada Groundwater Development Project includes a 306-mile pipeline that crosses...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Blackfeet Nation asks Congress to approve water settlement (05/09)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee heard testimony on S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act, on Wednesday. The bill ratifies a water rights compact between the Blackfeet Nation and the...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
MTPR: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes weigh options (05/09)
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana weigh next step in water rights dispute: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are now mulling their options after the 2013 Montana...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Audio from Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on bills (05/08)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held its first legislative hearing of the 113th Congress this afternoon. The committee considered S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act. The bill ratifies a...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Native Sun News: Tribes aim to close loopholes in water law (05/07)
After a century of bearing more than a fair share of impacts from mineral extraction -- while enjoying few of its benefits -- a number of tribes joined together April 25 to demand the EPA close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that allow mining companies to treat rivers, lakes and wetlands as industrial waste dumps.
Filed Under: Opinion
Donald Gentry: Klamath Tribes work to settle water disputes (05/06)
Donald C. Gentry, vice chairman and chairman-elect of the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, on water disputes in the Klamath Basin: The Klamath Tribes has a track record of seeking potential...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Senate Indian Affairs Committee to hold hearing on two bills (05/06)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds its first legislative hearing of the 113th Congress on Wednesday. The committee will consider S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act. It ratifies a...
Filed Under: Environment
Zia Pueblo offers prayers amid worsening drought conditions (05/03)
Drought conditions in New Mexico are the worst in the U.S., with tribes across the state affected. The Drought Monitor for New Mexico shows Severe, Extreme and Exceptional drought...
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Oklahoma tribes caught in water battle before Supreme Court (05/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments lats week in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, a water case involving Oklahoma and Texas. The Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Report warns of threats from fracking to water supply in West (05/02)
A new study says stressed communities in the West are facing growing competition from hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy-processing technique that's commonly known as fracking. Fracking requires the use of...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Court revives Hopi Tribe's suit over wastewater at sacred site (04/26)
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona will be able to pursue a lawsuit over the use of wastewater at the sacred San Francisco Peaks. The tribe sued the city of Flagstaff...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Politics
EPA objects to environmental review for Keystone XL Pipeline (04/23)
The Environmental Protection Agency has rated the environmental impact statement for the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline as "insufficient" due to lack of information about climate change, pipeline safety and alternate...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Supreme Court hears water suit that affects Oklahoma tribes (04/22)
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments tomorrow in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board, a state agency, doesn't want to sell water to...
Jeff Grubbe: Agua Caliente Band takes action to protect water (05/20)
Jeff Grubbe, the chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, on his tribe's decision to file a water rights lawsuit in California: Public service is about doing the...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Agua Caliente Band sues agencies to safeguard water rights (05/15)
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians sued two water agencies in southern California to protect its water rights. The tribe is asserting senior water rights in the Coachella Valley....
Filed Under: Environment | National
Goshute Tribes lead 272-mile walk to protest water project (05/10)
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation in Utah are leading a 272-mile walk to protest a water project. The Nevada Groundwater Development Project includes a 306-mile pipeline that crosses...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Blackfeet Nation asks Congress to approve water settlement (05/09)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee heard testimony on S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act, on Wednesday. The bill ratifies a water rights compact between the Blackfeet Nation and the...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
MTPR: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes weigh options (05/09)
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana weigh next step in water rights dispute: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are now mulling their options after the 2013 Montana...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Audio from Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on bills (05/08)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held its first legislative hearing of the 113th Congress this afternoon. The committee considered S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act. The bill ratifies a...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Native Sun News: Tribes aim to close loopholes in water law (05/07)
After a century of bearing more than a fair share of impacts from mineral extraction -- while enjoying few of its benefits -- a number of tribes joined together April 25 to demand the EPA close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that allow mining companies to treat rivers, lakes and wetlands as industrial waste dumps.
Filed Under: Opinion
Donald Gentry: Klamath Tribes work to settle water disputes (05/06)
Donald C. Gentry, vice chairman and chairman-elect of the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, on water disputes in the Klamath Basin: The Klamath Tribes has a track record of seeking potential...
Filed Under: Environment | Politics
Senate Indian Affairs Committee to hold hearing on two bills (05/06)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds its first legislative hearing of the 113th Congress on Wednesday. The committee will consider S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act. It ratifies a...
Filed Under: Environment
Zia Pueblo offers prayers amid worsening drought conditions (05/03)
Drought conditions in New Mexico are the worst in the U.S., with tribes across the state affected. The Drought Monitor for New Mexico shows Severe, Extreme and Exceptional drought...
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Oklahoma tribes caught in water battle before Supreme Court (05/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments lats week in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, a water case involving Oklahoma and Texas. The Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Report warns of threats from fracking to water supply in West (05/02)
A new study says stressed communities in the West are facing growing competition from hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy-processing technique that's commonly known as fracking. Fracking requires the use of...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Court revives Hopi Tribe's suit over wastewater at sacred site (04/26)
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona will be able to pursue a lawsuit over the use of wastewater at the sacred San Francisco Peaks. The tribe sued the city of Flagstaff...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Politics
EPA objects to environmental review for Keystone XL Pipeline (04/23)
The Environmental Protection Agency has rated the environmental impact statement for the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline as "insufficient" due to lack of information about climate change, pipeline safety and alternate...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Supreme Court hears water suit that affects Oklahoma tribes (04/22)
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments tomorrow in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board, a state agency, doesn't want to sell water to...
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