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Colorado River Indian Tribes et al v. Department of Interior et al
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July 20, 2015
Gov't Beats Tribes' Challenge To $1B Calif. Solar Project
A California federal judge has dealt a blow to tribes challenging a $1.1 billion Mojave Desert solar project, saying they failed to raise serious questions about the Bureau of Land Management's approval of the plant and handing the U.S. government summary judgment.
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June 30, 2015
Solar Co. Says US Consulted Tribes On $1B Project
A solar energy company on Monday urged a California federal court to drop a case brought by the Colorado River Indian Tribes challenging the government's environmental and cultural resource review of its $1.1 billion solar panel plant, saying the government had sufficiently consulted with the tribes.
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June 23, 2015
Gov't Urges Judge To Nix Bid For New Review Of Solar Project
The federal government argued Monday that there's no reason why it should have to redo a environmental and cultural resource review of a $1.1 billion solar energy plant in California, reiterating its bid to end litigation brought by the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
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June 16, 2015
Tribes Won't Back Down On $1B Calif. Solar Project
The Colorado River Indian Tribes on Monday bolstered their effort to end litigation over the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of a $1.1 billion solar plant, backing its right to challenge the project and slamming the DOI's own bid for a win.
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June 12, 2015
Tribes Lose Bid To Block $1.1B Calif. Solar Project
A California federal judge has denied the Colorado River Indian Tribes' request to halt the pending construction of a $1.1 billion solar plant, rejecting claims the Bureau of Land Management failed to properly consider the project's alleged harm to tribal cultural resources.
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June 05, 2015
DOI Says Tribes Had Chance To Challenge $1B Solar Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday asked a California federal judge to end a suit brought by the Colorado River Indian Tribes over approval of a $1.1 billion solar plant, saying the tribes had their chance to give input.
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May 15, 2015
Calif. Tribe Again Asks Judge To Stop $1B Solar Project
The Colorado River Indian Tribes on Thursday again asked a California federal judge to reverse the federal government's approval of a proposed $1.1 billion solar plant on land that the tribe considers to be culturally significant, saying that the approval was premature.
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May 11, 2015
Calif. Tribes Near Loss In Bid To Halt $1.1B Solar Project
A California federal judge on Monday tentatively refused to halt construction on a $1.1 billion solar plant, saying he wasn't persuaded that the Colorado River Indian Tribes would be irreparably harmed by allowing construction work on the site.
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April 28, 2015
Calif. Tribes Urge Judge To Pause $1B Solar Project
The Colorado River Indian Tribes urged a California federal judge on Monday to halt construction of a $1.1 billion solar plant for two months to allow its claims that the federal government illegally approved the project to be heard, arguing that the tribes will suffer irreparable harm otherwise.
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April 28, 2015
5 Native American Environmental Cases To Watch In 2015
High-profile environmental lawsuits in Indian Country this year include disputes over energy projects proposed on culturally important sites, the rights of tribes to manage the implementation of federal clean air and water statutes, and the responsibility of states to ensure tribes have clean water and plenty of fish.