May 06, 2024
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.
April 17, 2024
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.
November 30, 2023
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.