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The Seneca Indian Nation in New York has filed a preliminary application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a license to operate a hydroelectric project

While many tribes have oil on their lands, no reservation is booming more than the million-acre Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota, and this boom has meant

The New York Times last week reported on the Rosebud Sioux’s efforts to construct a wind farm on tribal land. The Owl Feather War Bonnet wind farm

Although tribal drinking water supplies are meeting regulatory requirements, some internal control deficiencies exist in administering U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversight of tribal community water systems (CWSs),

There are about a half-dozen water settlements at various stages on Capitol Hill this year. With only about 25 ratified over the last two or so decades, many

In an apparent whistle-blower action, the former head of public works for the Viejas Indian Tribe is asking for $3 million in damages and his old job back,

A proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act would eliminate the need for independent scientific review of how proposed federal projects might impact endangered animals and plants,

The Crow Tribe has partnered with an Australian company to build a $7 billion industrial plant that would convert coal into diesel fuel on the Montana reservation, the

On Aug. 13 and 14, leaders and representatives from tribes around the country will meet in Billings, Mont., to discuss forming an “Indian Water Working Group.” The meeting,