EPA disregards human health by rolling back water protection
Statement from NWIFC Chair Lorraine Loomis on EPA Water Quality Standards Rollback Even as the COVID-19 pandemic attacks communities across…
Tag: Clean Water Act
PBS: Salmon Streams’ Struggle Continues 40 Years After Clean Water Act
PBS recently featured a report on tribal efforts to restore salmon. The report was based on work done during the…
Cooperation Shows the Way
For years, Skagit County has been a battleground between fishermen and farmers. After a recent court victory the Swinomish Tribe…
Swinomish Tribe Wins Historic Case Against Dike District
A Federal District court judge in Seattle has ruled in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in a case involving a diking and drainage district’s failure to comply with the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act when replacing tidegates in its jurisdiction.
Bellingham Herald: Lummis hold hearing on new water rules
The Bellingham Herald: Lummi Nation has scheduled a public hearing Wednesday on the tribe’s new water quality standards.
Being Frank: Wisdom, Foresight, Courage And The Three “G’s”
OLYMPIA (April 11, 2006) — It’s a simple fact of Nature. Salmon need clean, cool water. But meeting the water…
To Save Threatened Chinook, Swinomish Tribe Prepared To Sue
Tribe files 60-day notice of intent, but still hopes negotiations can ward off a suit LACONNER (September 11, 2003) —…