July 5, 2014 | Advocacy, Arsenic, Clean Water Act, Copper, Cyanide, EPA, ID Copper, ID WQS, Idaho, Lawsuits, Mercury, Salmon, Toxics, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards
In response to a lawsuit filed by NWEA in June 2013, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on May 7, 2014 issued a biological opinion (“BiOp”) finding Idaho toxic standards pose jeopardy to salmon and other threatened and endangered species. The...
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...
February 23, 2014 | Advocacy, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species, EPA, Lawsuits, Puget Sound, Salmon, Toxics, WA Temperature, WA WQS, Washington, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards
EPA Failure brings into question Washington’s water quality standards. In a sweeping case that addresses a wide variety of pollutants – from temperature to toxics – NWEA has challenged EPA’s failure to consult under the Endangered Species Act on its approval of...
September 27, 2013 | Advocacy, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species, EPA, ID Copper, ID WQS, Idaho, Lawsuits, Toxics, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards
On September 24, NWEA amended its lawsuit concerning Idaho’s water quality standards against federal fish and wildlife agencies to include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Consistent with two notice letters sent to EPA, the lawsuit alleges that EPA failed to...
June 26, 2013 | Advocacy, Arsenic, Clean Water Act, Cyanide, Endangered Species, ID Copper, ID WQS, Idaho, Lawsuits, Salmon, Toxics, Water Quality, Water Quality Standards
NWEA filed a lawsuit over Idaho toxics standards because a 17 year delay by federal fish and wildlife agencies in reviewing the state’s water quality standards is unlawful. The lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
