Waters Under Threat: Efforts to narrow the reach of the CWA

The Clean Water Act is controversial not because of its overarching goal–clean water–but because achieving that goal requires impeding development along waterways and placing limits on industry that discharge pollutants into water bodies. Recent activity seek to narrow protections that impact Tribal waters.

Tribal Nations Take Line 5 Tunnel to Michigan Supreme Court

The Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi filed notice on December 22, 2023, that they will appeal the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) recent approval of a permit for Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build the Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

Headwaters Report: Updates

U.S. Legislative Updates: Updated: March 5, 2025 S.640 Title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo
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