August 20, 2018
The Justice Department urged a New Mexico federal court Friday to appoint a former federal judge as special master in multidistrict litigation over a mine-waste spill, saying the Navajo Nation's and two states' ex-state judge pick appears to have "little to no experience" handling Superfund cases.
July 26, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked a New Mexico federal court to dismiss claims brought by New Mexico, Utah and the Navajo Nation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, arguing that the agency had been acting under its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act authority.