by Editor | Apr 25, 2014 | Dams, War on the West, Water Issues
The Oregonian Posted 4/25/2014 Four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California and restoring ecosystems will produce a big increase in salmon harvests and boost farm revenues. The 400-page report was produced by federal scientists to help the...
by Editor | Apr 14, 2014 | Water Issues
Editorial from Tri-City Herald Posted 4/13/2014 Last week, representatives of the state’s biggest economic development agencies, city and county governments and major industries sent Gov. Jay Inslee a letter warning that pending changes in clean water...
by Editor | Apr 12, 2014 | WA State DOE, War on the West, Water Issues
Peninsula Daily News Sunday April 6, 2014 By Joe Smillie SEQUIM—The Olympic Resource Protection Council plans to sue the state over a rule that governs water in the Dungeness Valley. The group agreed Thursday night to pursue a lawsuit against the state...
by Editor | Apr 12, 2014 | EPA, Water Issues
Fox News Posted 4/11/2014 More than a dozen Republican lawmakers are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider asserting regulatory authority over streams and wetlands amid intense backlash from farm groups over the agency’s proposed water rule. ...
by Editor | Apr 11, 2014 | EPA, War on the West, Water Issues
Fox News Posted 4/11/2014 In what critics are describing as a government land grab, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a change Tuesday to the Clean Water Act that would give it regulatory authority over temporary wetlands and waterways. The proposal...
by Editor | Mar 21, 2014 | War on the West, Water Issues
Sean Ellis | Capital Press Published: March 19. 2014 Idaho lawmakers are asking the U.S. State Department to respect Idaho’s sovereignty over its water rights in the Columbia River Treaty negotiations with Canada. BOISE — The Idaho Legislature will...