Dam Removal Risks Environmental Laws

Dam Removal Risks Environmental Laws

Dam Removal Risks Environmental Laws The recent proposal by Rep. Mike Simpson (ID) to breach the four Lower Snake River dams has a major flaw: it will suspend the nation’s bedrock environmental laws for 35-50 years across large portions of Oregon, Washington, and...
Oregon Water Pollution Permits Fix Stalls

Oregon Water Pollution Permits Fix Stalls

Oregon Water Pollution Permits Fix Stalls Zombie Permits ContinueRelevent PostsDocument Links One year has passed since NWEA obtained an enforceable court order that forces the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reduce and eliminate its backlog of...
Oregon Ordered to Fix River Cleanup Plans

Oregon Ordered to Fix River Cleanup Plans

Oregon Ordered to Fix River Cleanup Plans Fix Cleanup PlansRelevent PostsDocument Links After seven years, the persistence of NWEA and its lawyers have paid off in the form of a federal court order to replace defective water pollution plans that allow temperatures...