February 12, 2020
An Oklahoma federal judge has tossed a citizen suit against tribal leaders and government officials claiming Oklahoma City's plan to redirect water from the Kiamichi River would jeopardize mussels species, ruling that the tribes as sovereign political entities can't be sued under the federal law.
August 09, 2019
A nonprofit Oklahoma group and its landowner members have urged a federal judge not to toss their suit claiming Oklahoma City's plan to redirect water from a state river would jeopardize endangered mussels species, saying they have standing to bring the suit under the Endangered Species Act.
June 25, 2019
Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation officials, the U.S. secretary of the interior and the mayor of Oklahoma City told a federal judge Monday there is no merit to a suit claiming Oklahoma City's plan to siphon water from a state river would put endangered mussel species at risk.