A Single Penny, An Inch of Land, or an Ounce of Sovereignty: The Problem of Tribal Sovereignty and Water Quality Regulation Under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act

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A Single Penny, An Inch of Land, or an Ounce of Sovereignty: The Problem of Tribal Sovereignty and Water Quality Regulation Under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement ActA Single Penny, An Inch of Land, or an Ounce of Sovereignty: The Problem of Tribal Sovereignty and Water Quality Regulation Under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act

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This article discusses disputes about regulation of water quality that have arisen under the jurisdictional structure created by the 1980 Settlement legislation.

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