Oglala Sioux Tribe and Alignin v. NRC, et al
Case Number:
20-1489
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Government Agencies
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December 14, 2022
DC Circ. Rejects Sioux Tribe's Rehearing Bid In Mining Row
The D.C. Circuit has declined to grant an en banc rehearing to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in its suit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a uranium mining permit.
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November 21, 2022
NRC Says DC Circ. Shouldn't Redo Sioux Mine Row
U.S. nuclear regulators say the Oglala Sioux tribe's long-running fight against a uranium mining permit doesn't deserve a hearing by the full D.C. Circuit because it mischaracterized earlier court rulings that favor how the agency handled a cultural resources review for the mine.
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September 26, 2022
Oglala Sioux Tribe Seeks DC Circ. Redo In Mine Permit Row
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has urged the full D.C. Circuit to rethink a panel ruling backing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to grant a uranium extraction license for ore beds in South Dakota, saying the agency improperly relied on its own procedures to skirt a necessary environmental review.
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August 09, 2022
DC Circ. Rejects Sioux Challenge To SD Uranium Mine Permit
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected the Oglala Sioux Tribe's effort to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to grant Powertech Inc. a license to extract uranium from ore beds in South Dakota.
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November 09, 2021
DC Circ. Judge Dubious Of Nixing SD Uranium Mine Permit
A D.C. Circuit judge seemed reluctant to overturn the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a South Dakota uranium mine project on Tuesday, suggesting that the agency had explained why the issuance of a license to Azarga Uranium Corp. unit Powertech USA Inc. complied with federal project review laws.
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July 02, 2021
Oglala Sioux Urge DC Circ. To Ax SD Uranium Mine Permit
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has urged the D.C. Circuit to undo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval of a South Dakota uranium mine project, arguing that the agency violated multiple federal laws, including one that requires tribal consultation.
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June 11, 2021
Uranium Mine Developer Tells DC Circ. To Nix Tribe's Appeal
A uranium mine developer urged the D.C. Circuit to shut down the Oglala Sioux Tribe's fight to get its project's license revoked, arguing that the tribe had ample opportunity to weigh in on cultural resource considerations during the review process but chose not to meaningfully participate.
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June 03, 2021
NRC Tells DC Circ. To Nix Tribe's Uranium Mine Permit Appeal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday not to review the Oglala Sioux Tribe's petition to revoke a license for a South Dakota uranium mine, arguing that the tribe largely ignores the commission's reasons for allowing the license.
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April 20, 2021
Tribe Tells DC Circ. NRC Skirted Key Review For Uranium Mine
The Oglala Sioux Tribe told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission wrongly issued a license for a South Dakota uranium mine while ignoring its potential effects on tribal cultural resources, saying it violated basic project review requirements and blamed the tribe for not helping assess those effects.