January 17, 2014
The D.C. Circuit on Friday shot down federal air quality standards for nonreservation Indian Country lands in Oklahoma, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot replace a state plan in areas where Native American communities haven't asserted tribal jurisdiction.
November 18, 2013
The state of Oklahoma on Monday asked the D.C. Circuit to knock down rule-making by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implementing new Clean Air Act regulations in Indian Country, saying the government robbed the state of its jurisdiction in enacting the new rules.