Southern Ute Indian Tribe v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al

  1. November 07, 2016

    BLM, Southern Ute Reach Settlement In Fracking Rule Suit

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Southern Ute Indian tribe have reached an agreement meant to resolve the tribe's Colorado federal court suit over the BLM's controversial fracking rule, according to a joint statement issued on Friday.

  2. October 16, 2015

    Tribes Can't Override BLM Fracking Rule, DOI Says

    The U.S. Department of the Interior told a Colorado federal court Thursday that the Bureau of Land Management's new rule governing fracking on federal and tribal land should be upheld, arguing that tribes don't have the authority to supplant the rule with their own regulations.

  3. October 13, 2015

    Colo. Tribe, DOI Near Settlement Over Fracking Rules

    The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is nearing a settlement with the federal government over the latter's controversial new hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal lands, according to a joint motion filed in a Colorado federal court requesting a stay of the litigation.

  4. June 19, 2015

    New DOI Fracking Rule Draws Southern Ute Tribe's Ire

    The Southern Ute Indian Tribe on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court against the U.S. Department of the Interior over its controversial final rule implementing hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal lands, joining a chorus of western states and industry groups that have opposed the rule.