Washington TMDL Complaint News Release
Declaring a key Clean Water Act program in Washington State broken, clean water advocates asked a federal court—in the second lawsuit this week—to order the U.S.
Deschutes Budd Capitol Lake Complaint News Release Dec 2019
Group says agencies consider Budd Inlet a “political hot potato” because it implicates Puget Sound sewage treatment plants.
Oregon Beaver BiOp new release June 19 2020
Despite recognizing that restoring beaver populations is key to recovery of imperiled salmon and steelhead species, a federal agency just gave the go-ahead to keep killing beavers in Oregon.
WA CZARA Final Court Order News Release
Water quality and endangered species in Washington rivers and Puget Sound will get a much needed boost following a judge’s sign-off late Friday on a historic settlement.
Oregon TMDL Complaint News Release August 2021
News Release outlining the complaint filed in federal court regarding EPA’s and Oregon’s failure to follow the mandates of the Clean Water Act.
Columbia River Refugia Complaint – News Release
This new lawsuit builds on four previous cases brought by NWEA to address the unsafe and rising temperatures of streams and rivers in Oregon, starting in 2001. In January 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report on the importance of cold-water refuges in the mainstem Columbia River.