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Tonawanda Seneca Nation v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-01236

Court:

New York Western

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Lawrence J. Vilardo

  1. May 06, 2024

    Feds Agree To Terminate Pipeline's Right-Of-Way Permit

    A New York federal judge has paused litigation between the Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 75 days while the agency terminates a right-of-way permit for a wastewater pipeline, saying it is "in the interest of judicial economy" and recognizing the tribe's concerns.

  2. April 17, 2024

    Feds, Tribe Say Settlement Talks Failed In Water Pipeline Row

    The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asked a New York federal court to opt out of mediation talks after the tribe said the agency refused its settlement offer in litigation challenging a right-of-way permit for a wastewater pipeline.

  3. November 30, 2023

    NY Tribe Sues To Stop Sewage Pipeline On Wildlife Refuge

    The Tonawanda Seneca Nation is asking a New York federal judge to scrap a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit allowing a wastewater pipeline to cross a national wildlife refuge in its ancestral territory and block its construction, saying the agency's review was inadequate and construction has already led to damaging drilling fluid spills.