Environmental
Mar. 16, 2011
Indian Tribes Lose Water Battle
The Paiute-Shoshone's last battle over the Owens Valley water that slakes Los Angeles' thirst may have ended Monday with a decision against the tribes from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Paiute-Shoshone's last battle over the Owens Valley water that slakes Los Angeles' thirst may have ended Monday with a decision against the tribes from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The tribes waited too long to assert their claim for restoration of their water rights, a circuit panel voted 3-0 in affirming Senior U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno. Paiute-Shoshone I...
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