Washington TMDL and 303(b) List Complaint
Through this action, plaintiff Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) challenges the failure of the defendants United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”),
Washington TMDL Motion and Amended Complaint
NWEA Motion to reopen and Proposed Amended Complaint.
Deschutes Budd Inlet Complaint Dec 2019
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES EPA’S YEARS OF DELAY ON CLEANING UP BUDD INLET, CAPITOL LAKE, AND THE DESCHUTES…
NWEA vs EPA II Complaint 9/16/2020
NWEA Complaint Oregon TMDLs August 2021
Through this action, Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) challenges the failure of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and Acting EPA Regional Administrator Michelle Pirzadeh, to ensure the protection and restoration of fresh and marine waters of the State of Oregon in violation of the mandates of the Clean Water Act and EPA’s implementing regulations.
NWEA v NMFS Columbia Refugia 2021 Complaint
Actions taken by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to its proposed approval of water quality standards developed by the State of Oregon under the federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”) for temperature and intragravel dissolved oxygen run the risk of jeopardizing threatened and endangered species that depend upon habitat of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. Specifically, EPA’s actions impact Lower Columbia River Chinook salmon (“LCR Chinook”), Upper Willamette River Chinook salmon (“UWR Chinook”), Lower Columbia River steelhead (“LCR steelhead”), Middle Columbia River steelhead (“MCR steelhead”), Upper Columbia River steelhead (“UCR steelhead”), and Upper Willamette River steelhead (“UWR steelhead”) (collectively, “imperiled salmon and steelhead” or the “impacted species”)—among the Pacific Northwest’s iconic salmonid species that depend on cold, clean water for their survival