WATER NEWS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report Summarizes Factors Impacting Water Resources in the United States27
News from the West29
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Congress Introduces Bill to Coordinate River Restoration Efforts Between the United States and Mexico and to Protect the Salton Sea34
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions36
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
The Yakima River Surface Water Adjudication—Washington State Supreme Court Accepts Direct Review39
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Vacates Federal Easement Awarded to Dakota Access Pipeline, Finding U.S. Army Corps Violated NEPA By Failing to Prepare an
EIS41
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 985 F.3d 1032 (D.C. Cir. 2021).
District Court:
District Court in Georgia Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit for Failure to Show an Environmental Injury to Establish Standing43
Glynn Environmental Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Sea Island Acquisition, LLC, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:2019-cv-00050 (S.D. Ga. Jan. 29, 2021).
