Tribal Nation Sues Army Corps Under CWA, NEPA For Wis. Pipeline Permit Approval

( April 8, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federally recognized tribal nation in northern Wisconsin’s Bad River Watershed filed a federal suit in the District of Columbia on April 7 alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) through the “unlawful” authorization of the construction of 41 miles of pipeline slated to surround the tribe’s reservation on three sides....