Two Wisconsin tribes are defending a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that requires states to consider tribal treaty rights when setting water quality standards. The rule aims to help protect water quality where tribes hold rights outside their reservations under treaties with the federal government. A dozen red states have brought a lawsuit challenging the new regulation. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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