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EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders

EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders

August 31, 2022 | Petitions, Clean Water Act, Featured, Lawsuits, Puget Sound, Toxics, WA WQS, Washington

EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders Washington State’s Dept. of Ecology Failed, Now EPA Must   A federal court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night to take the first step towards updating Washington’s water quality standards...
Climate Action Without Nuclear

Climate Action Without Nuclear

June 27, 2022 | nuclear energy, energyblog, Featured, Nuclear Power

Climate Action Without Nuclear Climate Action without Nuclear Power is a Must Our actions to protect and restore the world’s climate must proceed with haste, but without exchanging one ill for another.  We must create an energy future that is resilient, sustainable,...
Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction

Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction

December 7, 2021 | Lawsuits, Algae, Dissolved Oxygen, EPA, Featured, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Orca Whales, Puget Sound, WA TMDLs

Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction uget Sound Endangered by Agency “foot-dragging” – NWEA tells Federal Court Citing agency foot-dragging in cleaning up Puget Sound, NWEAÂ sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court...
Columbia River Cold-Water Refuges Sought for Salmon

Columbia River Cold-Water Refuges Sought for Salmon

November 2, 2021 | Columbia River, EPA, Featured, National Marine Fishers Service, Refugia, Salmon

Ashland Sewage Permit Comments

Ashland Sewage Permit Comments

October 18, 2021 | Rogue River, Clean Water Act, Comments, Featured, OR NPDES, Water Quality

News Stay Informed  We appreciate you interest in staying informed on NWEA's activities and how you can make a difference! Please know we respect your privacy and will keep you information confidential. You can always contact us at:...
EPA Must Protect Idaho Salmon from Mercury Pollution

EPA Must Protect Idaho Salmon from Mercury Pollution

July 20, 2021 | Clean Water Act, Featured, Idaho, Lawsuits, Mercury

EPA Must Protect Idaho Salmon from Mercury Pollution EPA’s “parade-of-horribles” Seventeen years after EPA first told Idaho to not remove mercury water quality standards that protect fish, a federal judge in Idaho ruled that EPA is on the hook to protect Idaho salmon...
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