Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Rule Changes

Challenger in the lawsuit; loss before the Tenth Circuit

A federal appeals court upheld Oklahoma's power to run environmental programs on tribal lands, rejecting a challenge from the Pawnee Nation. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit leaves state agencies — not tribal governments — as the primary regulators for air and waste permits inside areas of Indian Country.

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