Native American land
El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. United States
The D.C. Circuit largely upheld the dismissal of a Native American tribe's RCRA and Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act claims against the United States and various federal agencies in connection with a former uranium mill and...
Yankton Sioux Tribe v. Southern Mo. Waste Management Dist.
The court holds that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations apply to a solid waste facility to be built within the exterior boundaries of a Native American reservation. The court first holds that an act of Congress...