Judge Asked to Halt Salmon Fishing in S.E. Alaska
Washington based Wild Fish Conservancy has tossed a legal grenade in the direction of the southeast Alaska chinook salmon fishery. A Seattle judge should shut …
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Washington State Sued Over Plan to Raise Steelhead In Puget Sound
Despite strong public opinion against continuing aquaculture operations in Puget Sound, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a permit to do just that. …
Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake
We used to like these guys before they got bought out by private equity. Backcountry.com a year ago filed for trademarks protecting the word “backcountry” …
Trout Unlimited sues EPA over removal of Bristol Bay protections
Game on! Today Trout Unlimited and sportfishing businesses from Bristol Bay sued the Environmntal Protection Agency over their decision to remove protections for the Bristol …
Ninth Circuit Orders Feds to Reexamine Army Corps’ Harm to Native Fish
The National Marine Fisheries Service owes an explanation for why it decided that two dams on the Yuba River do not adversely affect threatened Chinook …
Idaho Rivers United reverses course on lawsuit
Idaho Rivers United has pulled out of a coalition of conservation organizations that threatened to sue the state of Idaho over its steelhead season, and …
Groups ready to sue to halt steelhead fishing
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, leaders of the Idaho Department of …
Update On Wild Fish Conservancy Net Pen Litigation
A federal judge has denied motions filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA Fisheries Service, and by industry giant Cooke Aquaculture to dismiss all …
Deschutes River Alliance Heads Back to Court
The Deschutes River Alliance’s important Clean Water Act lawsuit against Portland General Electric is headed back to court. DRA’s attorneys will be filing a Motion …
Corporations Have Rights. Why Not Rivers?
Does a river, or a plant, or a forest, have rights? This is the essential question in what attorneys are calling a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit, …