Zombie Permit Settlement Package
This package contains the following documents; Zombie Permit Fact Sheet, News Release, and Court Order.
Summary of three decisions
Remedy Order Oregon TMDL 12/12/18
The court threw out the pollution clean-up plans that EPA, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and intervenors from the paper, logging, and electric power industry sought to leave in place for the next 12 years
News Release – Remedy Order Oregon TMDL 12/12/18
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a lot of work to do to protect salmon from hot water, according to a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernández Wednesday afternoon.
FOIA Complaint Washington Toxic WQS Petition
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).
Court Order Oregon TMDLs June 2019
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.