Free Flowing Rivers Make Way for Salmon
Guest blog by Columbia Riverkeeper If it was possible for the White Salmon, it’s possible for the lower Snake River. Let’s save our salmon. Footage by Mocdoc Documentaries and Andy Masser Editing by Corey Birnstengel Take down the lower Snake River dams....
Press Release: Fishing, recreation advocates topple critical Trump-era Clean Water Act federal power grab
Late last night, fishing and recreation advocates won a significant victory for clean water when a federal district court threw out (vacated) a critical Trump Clean Water Act rule. Today’s order from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California restores state and Tribal authority to ensure federally permitted activities in rivers and lakes comply fully with state and tribal law. The Biden administration had planned to revise the rule to an unknown degree through a years-long public process. This court decision erases the Trump rule completely and immediately.
A Victory for Clean Water
We are thrilled to announce that we experienced a major litigation victory on the evening of Thursday, October 21, 2021. The District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in our (fishing and recreation advocates) favor and vacated a Trump-era 401 rule....Press Release: Snake River: Conservation & Fishing Groups Agree to Pause Litigation, Discuss Long-Term, Comprehensive Solution to Aid Struggling Salmon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2021 Media Contact Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org, (347) 527-6397 Todd True, Earthjustice, ttrue@earthjustice.org, (206) 406-5124 Snake River: Conservation & Fishing Groups Agree to Pause Litigation,...
As the Elwha rushes back to life, hope for river restoration nationwide
HRC in the news: This opinion piece on the Elwha restoration and the need for more dam removals, written by Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers, was published in The Seattle Times.