Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. Environmental Protection Agency

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20032
No(s). 19-1130 (7th Cir. Jan 27, 2020)

The Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of a challenge to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's approval of a CWA §404 permit for a proposed mine along the Menominee River. A Native American tribe argued that EPA and the Corps should have exercised authority over the permit because circ...