- Supreme Court decision, Carcieri v. Salazar, ramifications to Indian tribes
- H.R. 493, Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009
- Losing ground: the war on buffelgrass in the Sonoran Desert
- H.R. 4347, Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2009
- Building success: implementation of the Secure Rural Schools program