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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. US Environmental Protection Agency et al

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-00108

Court:

Wisconsin Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

William C Griesbach

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  1. January 18, 2019

    Wis. Tribe Appeals To 7th Circ. Over Mich. Mine Ruling

    The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has filed a Seventh Circuit appeal of a lower court ruling that dismissed its suit over a Michigan state permit for a proposed zinc and gold mine, saying the federal government has abandoned its obligation to exercise jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act.

  2. December 20, 2018

    Gov't Escapes Wis. Tribe's Permit Suit Over Mine Project

    A Wisconsin federal judge has dismissed the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's suit over a Michigan state permit for a proposed mine, holding Wednesday that the federal government's decision to leave the state in charge isn't a final agency action the court can review.

  3. November 01, 2018

    Tribe Presses To Beef Up Michigan Mine Permit Suit

    The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin told a federal judge Thursday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must face new claims in the tribe's suit over a Michigan state permit for a proposed mine, saying the agency's decision to withdraw its objections to the permit can be challenged in court.

  4. October 11, 2018

    US, Mining Co. Say No More Tribal Claims In Mine Permit Case

    A mining company and the federal government have told a Wisconsin federal court that the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin should not be able to add claims to its challenge to the state's authority to issue permits for a proposed mine.

  5. June 01, 2018

    US, Mining Co. Say Tribe's Wetlands Suit Doesn't Hold Water

    The federal government and a mining company each pressed a Wisconsin federal judge on Friday to toss a tribe's challenge to the state of Michigan's authority to review the company's wetlands permit application, arguing the tribe hasn't pointed to a specific duty the federal government had to perform under the Clean Water Act.

  6. April 02, 2018

    EPA, Corps Want Tribe's Mine Permit Review Bid Tossed

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urged a Wisconsin federal judge Friday to reject a tribe's bid to compel federal review of a mine permit, asserting that the claims weren't appropriate for a Clean Water Act citizen suit.

  7. January 23, 2018

    Tribe Sues EPA, Corps For Delegating Mine Permit Review

    The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Wisconsin federal court Monday claiming the agencies shirked their duty to review a mine permit application by delegating the review to the state of Michigan.