by South Yuba River Citizens League | Sep 5, 2023
Enacted in 1972, the Clean Water Act established a nationwide approach to improving the quality of our nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies. One of its features is that it prohibits the discharge of pollutants from a point source into “navigable waters” unless otherwise authorized under the Act. “Navigable waters” are defined in the Act as “the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.”
by Idaho Rivers United | Aug 31, 2023
In the world of environmental policy, this summer has been busy with three new proposed rules from the Federal Government, which include changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a Public Lands Rule, and revisions to the Bureau of Land Management’s...
by Idaho Rivers United | Jun 12, 2023
The Biden Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality has received over 30,000 comments thus far in response to a 60-day call for feedback on federal salmon recovery measures in the Columbia Basin, including restoring the Lower Snake River via dam removal....
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | May 20, 2023
With nary a mention that the center of the prospective deal is no flow increases on the Yuba River, two fish agencies, a water agency, and the Newsom Administration used glowing words to announce on May 16, 2023 “a restoration plan” for the Yuba River. The rollout at...
by Idaho Rivers United | May 18, 2023
A Chinook salmon in the South Fork of the Salmon River. Photo credit: Matt Steinwurtzel The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a division within the federal government, opened a 60-day “request for information” period earlier this month on federal actions related...
