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BNSF ordered to pay almost $400 million for trespassing on Swinomish land
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
$395 million -- that is one judge’s estimate of how much the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community should receive in a trespassing case. The judgment is not only a monetary victory for the tribe, but points to the legal leverage Tribal governments have when it comes to protecting their sovereignty.
Guests:
Isabella Breda, environment reporter at the Seattle Times
Relevant Links:
Seattle Times: Judge orders BNSF to pay WA tribe $400M for oil train trespass
Seattle Times: A WA tribe will get paid by a railroad that trespassed. The question is how much
KUOW: BNSF Railway ordered to pay $395 million after years of trespassing on Swinomish land
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Guests:
Isabella Breda, environment reporter at the Seattle Times
Relevant Links:
Seattle Times: Judge orders BNSF to pay WA tribe $400M for oil train trespass
Seattle Times: A WA tribe will get paid by a railroad that trespassed. The question is how much
KUOW: BNSF Railway ordered to pay $395 million after years of trespassing on Swinomish land
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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