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Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment et al v. United States Bureau of Indian Affairs et al
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3:16-cv-08077
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Other Statutes: Environmental Matters
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Companies
- Arizona Public Service Co.
- Center for Biological Diversity Inc.
- Navajo Transitional Energy Co.
- Sierra Club
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September 11, 2017
Ariz. Power Plant, Navajo Mine Immune To Suit, Judge Says
An Arizona federal judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit in which a handful of groups claim the federal government flouted environmental laws by approving continued, expanded operations of the coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant and a mine on Navajo land that helps feed it, finding the mine owner has sovereign immunity.
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December 01, 2016
Navajo Energy Co. Urges Nixing Of Mine, Plant Suit
A Navajo Nation-owned company that operates a coal mine on the tribe's land continued to urge an Arizona federal court on Wednesday to nix a lawsuit in which a handful of groups claim the federal government flouted environmental laws by approving continued, expanded operations of the mine and an adjacent power plant.
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November 17, 2016
Feds Fight Navajo Co. Bid To Nix Suit Over Mine, Plant OK
The U.S. on Wednesday blasted a Navajo Nation-owned company's attempt to nix an Arizona federal court lawsuit in which a handful of groups claim the federal government flouted environmental laws by approving the continued, expanded operations of a power plant and an adjacent coal mine the tribal company operates.
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November 03, 2016
Navajo Co. Seeks Nix Of Suit Over Mine, Plant Approval
A Navajo Nation-owned company that operates a coal mine on the tribe’s land pressed an Arizona federal court on Wednesday to toss a lawsuit in which a handful of groups claim the federal government flouted environmental laws by approving continued, expanded operations of the mine and an adjacent power plant.
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October 17, 2016
Enviros Won't Oppose Navajo Co.'s Intervention In Mine Suit
Environmental groups claiming the federal government inappropriately approved the continued, expanded operations of a power plant and a coal mine on Navajo Nation land told an Arizona federal judge Monday that they don't oppose the intervention of the tribe-owned mine.
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October 04, 2016
Enviros Blast Navajo Co.'s Bid To Join And Nix Mine Suit
A handful of groups claiming the federal government flouted environmental law by approving the continued, expanded operations of a power plant and a coal mine on Navajo Nation land blasted on Monday an attempt by the mine's tribally owned operator to join and nix the Arizona federal court dispute.
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July 18, 2016
Coal Plant Operator Says It Belongs In Enviros' Mine Suit
The operator of the coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant asked an Arizona federal court Friday to let it intervene in a suit filed by environmental groups accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of threatening the region's ecosystem by allowing a Navajo Nation-owned coal mine to expand and feed the plant for another 25 years.
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April 21, 2016
Enviro Groups Sue Feds Over Navajo Coal Approvals
The U.S. Department of the Interior broke the law by allowing a Navajo Nation-owned coal mine to expand and feed the Four Corners Power Plant for another 25 years despite the threat it poses to the ecosystem of the Southwest, according to a lawsuit filed by five environmental groups Wednesday in Arizona federal court.