Southern Ute Tribe seeks to regulate air quality
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Environment
The
Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado is awaiting
Environmental Protection Agency approval to regulate air quality on the reservation.
The tribe developed a Reservation Air Code to administer point-source pollution under the
Clean Air Act. The tribe plans to regulate sources like coalbed methane wells.
Congress amended the Clean Air Act and the
Clean Water Act to
recognize tribal authority. States have fought tribal designations in court but
their challenges have been rejected.
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Ute tribe looks to control air quality
(The Farmington Daily Times 11/26)
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