NWEA News
Court Rules Ship Discharge Permit Illegal
Today’s court decision completely vindicates the effort NWEA started nearly 17 years ago, to regulate ship discharge of ballast water laden with invasive species under the Clean Water Act. In ...
Forcing Agencies to Control Oregon Logging Pollution
There are new developments as NWEA tries to force federal and state agencies to control Oregon logging pollution using a federal law known as CZARA. As the long saga continues, it’s getting ...
Lawsuit Seeks Reduced Arsenic in Idaho Waters
NWEA sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its 2010 approval of Idaho's water quality standards for arsenic. The levels approved by EPA are up to 1,000 times more than EPA ...
EPA’s Early Involvement Needed in Oregon Water Quality Trading
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 ...
New Oregon Logging Rules Deficient
NWEA Alerts EPA and NOAA to Deficiencies in New Oregon Logging Rules
Following federal agencies’ January disapproval of Oregon’s coastal logging practices, NWEA has written the agencies to ...
EPA, Issue Standards For Oregon Toxics Or Else!
NWEA sends "Notice of Intent" to file Lawsuit over Oregon Toxics.
NWEA informed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to expect a lawsuit in 60 days due to its failure to ensure ...
Federal Agencies Disapprove Oregon Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program
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 ...
Ballast Water Appeal Goes to NY
Federal Appeals Court in New York to Hear Oral Argument in Ballast Water Appeal
On Friday, January 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, located in New York, will hear ...
Columbia Generating Station Water Permit Challenged
State Court asked to overturn Columbia Generation Station water pollution permit
NWEA has asked a state court to overturn the new Clean Water Act discharge permit issued by the State of ...
Will Oregon Keep Freshwater Mussels from Extinction?
Are freshwater mussels likely to become the next species on the brink of extinction and the new beacon of water quality problems in the Northwest? NWEA recently submitted comments demonstrating ...
NWEA Continues Fight on Invasive Species
On Friday, August 1st NWEA filed yet another a legal brief challenging EPA’s failure to adequately restrict invasive species in ships’ ballast water discharges. Fifteen years and four lawsuits ...
Water Quality Trading an Oregon Failure
NWEA has just released an extensive letter from Executive Director, Nina Bell, to Region 10 of the U.S. EPA, dated July 17, 2014, that examines Oregon’s water quality trading program. In the ...