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Ninth Circuit Favors Salmon in California Water Battle

Mon Apr 17th, On Environmental Law, by

A unanimous three-judge Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the Department of Interior (“DOI”) and the Bureau of Reclamation (“Bureau”) had both the right and the obligation to release water to preserve a Native American fishing ground and prevent salmon die-off downstream.  Central to this case is the balancing act between Congressional goals to maintain and protect fisheries (environmental objectives) and the state-wide need for water (commercial objectives).  Two congressional acts, […]

Salmon Farm Impacts To Wild Juvenile Salmonids In The Puget Sound – ESA and Standing Implications

Wed Nov 11th, On Environmental Law, by

On November 4, 2015, the Wild Fish Conservancy on challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2011 determination that Puget Sound commercial salmon farms are not likely to have any adverse effect on threatened fish including the Chinook salmon and steelhead trout under the Endangered Species Act. In 2012, there was a severe outbreak of an infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, or IHNV, at commercial salmon farms […]

State Water Board To Protect Federal and State-Listed Anadromous Fish in Russian River Tributaries

Mon Sep 21st, On Environmental Law, by

The California State Water Resources Control Board has issued Informational Orders under the Russian River Tributaries Emergency Regulation for the Russian River tributaries. The Online Informational Order Form due dates are as follows: Dutch Bill Creek watershed on October 9, 2015, Green Valley Creek watershed on October 14, 2015, Mark West Creek watershed on October 15, 2015; Mill Creek watershed on October 18, 2015. The Dutch Bill Creek, Green Valley […]

But Not a Drop to Drink: Ninth Circuit Allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Double the Santa Ana Sucker Fish’s Habitat

Fri Jun 26th, On Environmental Law, by

In Bear Valley Mutual Water Company v. Sally Jewell, No. 12-57297 (9th Cir. June 25, 2015), the Ninth Circuit sacrificed a bit more of California’s water to the ever thirsty Endangered Species Act. This time, the Santa Ana sucker fish is the direct beneficiary. Critical Habitat For The Santa Ana Sucker Fish Multiple entities challenged a FWS designation doubling the critical habitat of the Santa Ana sucker fish. The dispute […]

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