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Court Order Oregon TMDLs June 2019

October 22, 2025

Court Order Oregon TMDLs June 2019.  Oregon and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have eight years in which to replace defective water pollution clean-up plans that allow temperatures lethal to salmon in some of the state€™s key river basins, a federal court ordered late Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Marco A. Hernández ordered the agencies to place a higher priority on completing clean-up plans that affect the most pollution dischargers regulated by Clean Water Act permits.

FOIA Complaint Washington Toxic WQS Petition

October 22, 2025

This FOIA Complaint alleges the U.S. EPA violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in responding to a FOIA request and administrative FOIA appeal submitted by Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA).

NWEA Comments on EPA Columbia River Refugia Plan

October 22, 2025

NWEA recently submitted detailed comments on EPA Columbia River Refugia Plan. Despite the victory of getting a draft plan, it is not a “plan” in the sense of a series of steps that lead to achieving a goal. Instead, it is some very interesting science and a compilation of many other plans that are already gathering dust on agency shelves.

Washington TMDL and 303(b) List Complaint

October 22, 2025

Through this action, plaintiff Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) challenges the failure of the defendants United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”),

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