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...
January 13, 2014 | Agriculture, CZARA, EPA, Lawsuits, Logging, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, OR CZARA, OR Temperature, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Water Quality
Have you wondered about the truth of the State of Oregon’s assertions regarding the federal government’s proposal to disapprove the state’s coastal nonpoint pollution program? If so, you have good reason because Oregon tried a...
December 20, 2013 | Advocacy, CZARA, EPA, Lawsuits, Logging, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, OR CZARA, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Uncategorized, Water Quality
Two federal agencies issued a proposed disapproval action of Oregon Coastal Pollution Control Program for Nonpoint sources on December 20, 2013, pursuant to a settlement of a lawsuit brought by Northwest Environmental Advocates in 2009. The case was brought under the...
November 22, 2013 | Clean Water Act, EPA, OR NPDES, OR Trading, Oregon, Water Pollution Trading, Water Quality
EPA has provided a response to NWEA’s March 2013 FOIA request on water quality trading. The FOIA documents are posted here. At this time we have not identified documents of particular interest or prepared any kind of summary. NWEA has other FOIA requests pending...