$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

$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: 
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<li>Isabella Breda, environment reporter at the Seattle Times</li>
</ul>
Relevant Links:
<ul>
<li>Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/judge-orders-bnsf-to-pay-wa-tribe-400m-for-trespass/">Judge orders BNSF to pay WA tribe $400M for oil train trespass </a></li>
<li>Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/a-wa-tribe-will-get-paid-by-a-railroad-that-trespassed-the-question-is-how-much/">A WA tribe will get paid by a railroad that trespassed. The question is how much </a></li>
<li>KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/bnsf-ordered-to-pay-395-million-after-years-of-trespassing-on-swinomish-land">BNSF Railway ordered to pay $395 million after years of trespassing on Swinomish land</a></li>
</ul>

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