Navajo Nation v. Wheeler et al

  1. August 05, 2021

    Navajo Nation Says Navigable Waters Rule Must Go

    The Navajo Nation urged a New Mexico federal court not to allow the government to keep the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule in place while it fixes defects, pointing to the new administration's slow response and the irreversible harm that will occur in the meantime.

  2. June 23, 2021

    EPA Wants Pause In Suits To Redo Navigable Waters Rule

    The federal government asked a New Mexico federal court on Tuesday to send back to a pair of agencies the Navajo Nation's challenge to the Trump-era rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act to allow them to rewrite the regulation.

  3. January 19, 2021

    Navajo Nation Seeks Quick Win In EPA Water Protection Suit

    The Navajo Nation urged a New Mexico federal judge to hand it a quick win against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after the agency allegedly violated the Administrative Procedure Act "in almost every possible way" by rescinding the 2015 Clean Water Rule.

  4. June 23, 2020

    Navajo Nation Sues EPA Over Altered Water Protection Rules

    The Navajo Nation filed a suit in New Mexico federal court Monday challenging the Trump administration's decision to rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule, arguing the move violated the Administrative Procedure Act while ignoring scientific evidence.