Government Defends Review Of Fracking Permits In N.D. Tribe’s 8th Circuit Appeal

(January 9, 2023, 12:30 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — The federal government approved permits for a non-Indian energy company’s hydraulic fracturing well project along Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota on the reservation of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation after a complete vetting of the project and with full input from the tribe during the review process, the government says in defending a summary judgment ruling in its favor to the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....