October 14, 2016 | Klamath, Agriculture, Columbia River, Endangered Species, Lawsuits, Logging, Mercury, OR Temperature, OR WQS, OR_TMDLs, Oregon, Salmon, Temperature, TMDLs, Willamette
A federal magistrate judge is recommending that NWEA win its lawsuit challenging clean-up plans developed by Oregon to address the state’s widespread river temperature pollution. Oregon District Court Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta issued his decision in a case...
February 22, 2015 | Advocacy, Agriculture, EPA, NPDES Permits, OR NPDES, OR Temperature, OR Trading, Oregon, Water Pollution Trading, Water Quality
NWEA and NEDC Urge EPA’s Early Involvement in Oregon Water Quality Trading Rules Citing grave concerns about Oregon’s Clean Water Act permitting program, NWEA and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) sent a letter to the U.S. EPA asking for its early...
January 30, 2015 | Agriculture, CZARA, EPA, Lawsuits, Logging, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, OR CZARA, OR Temperature, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Water Quality
Poor Logging Practices Cause Agencies to Disapprove Oregon Coastal NonPoint Pollution Program. Oregon’s coastal nonpoint pollution program was disapproved by federal agencies today based on the state’s poor logging practices, as a result of a 2009 lawsuit...
July 20, 2014 | Agriculture, CAFO, Clean Water Act, Comments, Dairies, Nonpoint Sources, NPDES Permits, OR Dairies, OR NPDES, Oregon, Water Quality
Oregon has a problem with dairy cow manure, it’s sprayed on fields, leaks from piles, and is dumped into rivers. But on paper, this manure is covered by a Clean Water Act discharge permit so strict that apparently almost nothing is ever discharged to...
March 30, 2014 | Agriculture, Comments, CZARA, Lawsuits, Logging, Nitrogen, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, OR CZARA, OR Dairies, OR Temperature, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Salmon, Water Quality
NWEA recently commissioned two expert declarations on how Oregon coastal logging and farming are affecting water quality. Dr. Chris Frissell’s declaration addresses the effects of logging on water quality, concluding that the best available science demonstrates “the...
March 28, 2014 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Comments, CZARA, EPA, Frogs, Lawsuits, Logging, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, OR CZARA, OR Dairies, OR Temperature, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Salamanders, Salmon, Water Quality
Working with the Washington Forest Law Center, NWEA submitted extensive comments on the federal government’s proposed disapproval of Oregon’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. The comments support the proposed disapproval, focusing primarily on Oregon’s...
