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EPA Forced to Set Toxic Standards for Oregon Waters

June 21, 2016 | Advocacy, Ammonia, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species, EPA, Lawsuits, OR Copper, OR WQS, Oregon, Salmon, Toxics

U.S. EPA AGREES TO PROMULGATE TOXIC STANDARDS FOR OREGON WATERS Under the terms of a federal court order signed Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to develop federal rules for three toxic chemicals in Oregon’s waters. The three metals were...

Will Oregon Keep Freshwater Mussels from Extinction?

November 11, 2014 | Advocacy, Ammonia, Clean Water Act, Lawsuits, OR WQS, Oregon, Species, Toxics, Water Quality

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 that freshwater mussels are a rapid decline and their loss puts entire...

EPA Fails on Washington’s Water Quality Standards

March 10, 2013 | Advocacy, Ammonia, Clean Water Act, Copper, EPA, Lawsuits, Toxics, WA Copper, WA WQS, Washington, Water Quality Standards

Over twenty years ago the Washington Department of Ecology water quality standards changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. These standards, and updates made in the two decades since then, set the allowable levels of toxic chemicals for...

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