Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

September 16, 2013

Judge halts tarsands megaloads through Nez Perce land!




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Judge Halts Tar Sands "Megaloads" Through Nez Perce Land in Idaho

In a victory for Native Americans in Idaho, a federal judge has temporarily blocked a massive load of equipment bound for tar sands oil fields in Canada from passing through tribal land and along federally protected rivers. Environmentalists and members of the Nez Perce tribe had formed blockades to stop earlier loads of oil-related equipment. On Thursday, U.S. District judge B. Lynn Winmill blocked a shipment planned for next week and ordered the U.S. Forest Service to conduct an impact study before allowing the cargo to pass through national forest land.

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