Pawnee Nation Sues Government Over Mining Approvals On Indian Land

(November 21, 2016, 1:39 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — The federal government has approved oil and gas leases and drilling permits on Indian land without complying with federal law, causing pollution and making the area susceptible to earthquakes, a Native American tribe says in a Nov. 18 complaint filed in Oklahoma federal court (Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, et al. v. Sally Jewell, et al., No. 16-cv-697, N.D. Okla.)....

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