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Dine Citizens Against Ruining, et al v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al
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December 12, 2019
9th Circ. Won't Rethink Enviros' Suit Over Navajo Coal Plant
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected green groups' bid to revive their challenge to the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval for the continued operation of a coal-fired plant on Navajo land, leaving in place a panel's ruling that the tribe's sovereign immunity blocked the suit.
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July 29, 2019
Sovereign Immunity Covers Navajo Coal Plant, 9th Circ. Says
The Ninth Circuit on Monday said green groups can't challenge the federal government's approval of a coal-fired plant and mine to continue operating on Navajo land because the plant's owner is a tribal entity and has sovereign immunity status.
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May 22, 2018
Navajo Back Mine Owner In 9th Circ. Fight Over Coal Plant
The Navajo Nation says the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. should be able to advocate for the nation's interests in a Ninth Circuit case hinging on sovereign immunity, as environmentalists challenge approval for a coal-fired power plant and a nearby mine on tribal land.
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February 20, 2018
Tribal Involvement Doesn't Nix Coal Plant Suit, Feds Say
The federal government told the Ninth Circuit that environmental groups should be able to challenge the government's approval of continued operations of a coal-fired plant and mine on Navajo land, arguing a lower court was wrong to say the mine owner's sovereign immunity blocked judicial review.
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February 12, 2018
Tribal Tie Doesn't Nix Coal Plant Row, Enviros Tell 9th Circ.
Environmental groups told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that a lower court wrongly found that their challenge to the federal government's approval of continued operations of a coal-fired plant and mine on Navajo land was barred by the mine owner's tribal sovereign immunity.