Legal Opinion
Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara v. U.S. Dept., Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 5, 2019No. Case No. 18-cv-1462 (CRC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge *4This case concerns the Bureau of Land Management's ("BLM") approval of permits for Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. ("Slawson"), to drill horizontal oil and gas wells underneath Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. The well pad is located 600 feet from the lake on privately-owned "fee" land within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is where Plaintiff Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation ("MHA Nation" or "Tribe") resides. The Tribe brought this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and its now-former Secretary Ryan Zinke…
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