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Coal Mining in Navajo Nation

The Ninth Circuit dismissed environmental groups’ challenge against expanded coal mining activities on Navajo Nation land, because the lawsuit cannot proceed without the Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which has sovereign immunity. 

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit dismissed environmental groups’ challenge against expanded coal mining activities on Navajo Nation land, because the lawsuit cannot proceed without the Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which has sovereign immunity. 

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