As mentioned in our president’s Friday roundup, PLF recently submitted comments on an EPA draft publication, An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska. There have been voluminous public comments on this document, as some … Continue reading
Earlier today Aquafornia noted that state and federal authorities had reached an agreement on joint operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project and management of the projects with regard to species included in the National Marine Fisheries … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton Earlier this week, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gave a fairly routine political speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The subject of Salazar's speech was California's water, and the Secretary paid particular attention to the Bay … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton Judge Wanger issued this decision today, which contains the following conclusion: For all the reasons set forth above: (A) Plaintiffs‘ and DWR‘s motions for summary judgment that the BiOp violates the ESA and the APA are GRANTED … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff On Monday, oral argument was heard in National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service, a decade-long lawsuit brought by environmentalists challenging the federal hydropower projects in the Pacific Northwest. The case boils down to whether … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton After years of less than normal precipitation, California is perhaps on its way to a wet water year. The recent rain throughout the state has led many to believe that the state is no longer in a … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Why are the feds trying to convince Washington’s cities and counties to adopt new development regulations that could limit a landowner’s right to have an outhouse, trailer, or even mow his lawn? It’s because 6 years ago, … Continue reading