Superfund in Indian Country: The Role of the Federal-Indian Trust Relationship in Prioritizing Cleanup
Author:
Mervyn L. Tano, International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management
Date Published:
1998
Description:
The objectives of this paper are: first, to set out the legal and policy foundations of the federal-Indian trust relationship; second, to describe the part the federal-Indian trust relationship can play in instructing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) as to its responsibilities to clean up hazardous waste sites in Indian country; and third, to suggest a strategy that Indian tribes and EPA can use to begin the cleanup of hazardous waste sites in Indian country.
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