Miccosukee Tribe Sues EPA For Giving CWA Permitting Authority To Florida

Mealey's (August 5, 2022, 12:23 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida Native American tribe filed a federal complaint on Aug. 4 challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of having the state issue permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material into certain Florida waters, saying the action weakens the tribe’s sovereignty “by subjecting more than 200,000 acres of Indian lands to the State’s regulatory jurisdiction.”...