Corps Revokes Permit Over Lake Pend Oreille Marina, Housing Development Due To Impacts On Listed Bull Trout

Idaho Power, Snake River Waterkeeper Settle Over Brownlee Dam Operating Without Clean Water Permit; Mitigation Funds Go To Nez Perce Tribe

Water Quality For Fish: Oregon Says Warm Water ‘Top Source Of Pollution,’ EPA To Update Washington’s Toxin Criteria

NOAA Says No Change Needed To ESA-Listing Status Of Interior Columbia River Basin Salmon/Steelhead; Two Populations Face High Extinction Risk

NOAA Taking Comments From Fisheries Managers On Salmon Rebuilding Report Key To Administration’s Collaborative Recovery Efforts

Federal Judge Says NOAA’s Approval Of Southeast Alaska Troll Salmon Fishery Fails To Protect ESA-Listed Salmon, Whales

Judge Agrees To Extend Stay On Columbia/Snake Salmon Recovery Case For Another Year As Parties Seek ‘Comprehensive Solutions’

New Regulatory Tool Released For Development That To Date Has Altered, Eliminated 70 Percent Of Nearshore Salmon Habitat In Puget Sound, Salish Sea

Federal Mediators For Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery Hope For Extension Of Litigation Pause; Would Give More Time For Comprehensive Plan

Washington Begins Process To Update Rules For Protecting Salmon, Steelhead, Orcas From Toxic Chemicals

House Bill Includes ‘Columbia River Restoration’ Section; Would Include Assessment Of Lower Snake River Dams’ Impacts On Economy, Fish

Conservation Groups Sue USDA Over Insecticide Spraying Of Western Grasslands; Say Harms ESA Species, Kills Pollinators

White House Plans On Being Involved With Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery As BiOp Litigation Talks Continue; Collaborative Approves A Charter

With Continuing Drought In Southern Idaho, Full Amount Of BiOp Level Flow Augmentation For Columbia/Snake River Migrating Salmon Unlikely

Corps Releases First Court-Ordered Willamette Basin Status Report On Improving Conditions For Salmon, Steelhead At Numerous Dams

Corps Evaluating EIS Alternatives For Potential Survival Improvements At Willamette Valley Dams For ESA-Listed Salmon, Steelhead

Washington State Supreme Court Allows Cooke Aquaculture To Farm Sterile Steelhead In State’s Waters

Court: EPA Must Determine Soon Whether Feds Should Take Over Developing Washington’s Water Quality Standards For Toxins

Court Approves Interim Actions For Aiding ESA-Listed Willamette Valley Salmon, Steelhead; Ninth Circuit Appeal Possible

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: As We End The Year, Big Decisions For Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery Dangle On Hold

Corps Sued For Operating Lower Columbia River Dams Without Pollution Permits; EPA Says Permit Delay Stems From Oregon Objection

Lawsuit Says EPA, WDOE Moving Too Slow In Regulating Nitrogen Pollution From 94 Puget Sound Sewage Treatment Plants

Washington Board Issues Order Denying Corps’ Challenge To Water Quality Rules (Temperature, Pollutants) At Columbia/Snake Dams

Lawsuit Calls On NMFS To Take More Direct Action In Ensuring Cold Water Refuges For Salmon, Steelhead; ‘ESA Not A Paper Tiger’

Federal Judge Approves Pause In Salmon/Steelhead EIS/BiOp Case; Parties ‘In Good Faith Discussions To Resolve Litigation’

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