Commercial Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal Projects on Indian Lands

Yale Journal on Regulation, Vol. 10, p. 229, 1993

34 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2009

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Jana L. Walker

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Kevin Gover

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Date Written: 1993

Abstract

Recently, the media has created a steady drumbeat of misinformed stories claiming that Indian tribes and reservations alone have been targeted by waste companies, and that the waste industry is marauding unchecked in Indian country immune from any environmental regulation. This article analyzes the controversial issue of using Indian reservations as sites for commercial solid and hazardous waste facilities and provides a model for planning, developing, and regulating commercial waste projects on Indian lands. The article concludes that, under certain circumstances, and with an adequate regulatory program, a waste disposal project may be a viable and appropriate form of industrial development for some tribes and can provide opportunities for economic development on some reservations.

Keywords: Indian reservation, waste disposal, environmental regulation

Suggested Citation

Walker, Jana L. and Gover, Kevin, Commercial Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal Projects on Indian Lands (1993). Yale Journal on Regulation, Vol. 10, p. 229, 1993, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1434569

Jana L. Walker

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Kevin Gover (Contact Author)

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law ( email )

Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287-7906
United States

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