Chamber, Retailers Oppose Tribes’ Jurisdiction To Impose Toxic Waste Storage Fees

(April 28, 2020, 8:26 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives of the country’s business community filed amicus briefs April 17 in the U.S. Supreme Court to support a longtime polluter in its fight against Indian tribes’ annual permit fee, saying the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ jurisdictional ruling in the case could cause “economic harm” and have “sweeping consequences” for businesses that deal with tribes (FMC Corporation v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, No. 19-1143, U.S. Sup.)....