Judge Orders Wind Farm Dismantled in Win for Tribal Sovereignty

Judge Orders Wind Farm Dismantled in Win for Tribal Sovereignty
A signboard of the Osage Nation is seen in Gray Horse, Oklahoma, on Sept. 29, 2023. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Bonner R. Cohen
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Capping a legal battle that had raged for over a decade, a federal judge in late December handed the Osage Nation a major victory by ordering wind farm developers to dismantle dozens of turbines they had erected on tribal land in northeastern Oklahoma.

Bonner R. Cohen
Bonner R. Cohen
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Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations.
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