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California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts New Order Establishing Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements for Wineries

California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts New Order Establishing Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements for Wineries

By Wesley A. Miliband and Kristopher T. Strouse On January 20, 2021, the State Water Resources [...]

Oregon Court of Appeals Rules that Klamath Basin General Stream Adjudication is the Only Viable Avenue for Judicial Review of Water Rights Issues within the Basin

Oregon Court of Appeals Rules that Klamath Basin General Stream Adjudication is the Only Viable Avenue for Judicial Review of Water Rights Issues within the Basin

By Stephen Odell The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that water rights holders could not independently [...]

Ninth Circuit Finds Federal Agencies Violated National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act in Approving Offshore Oil Facility

Ninth Circuit Finds Federal Agencies Violated National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act in Approving Offshore Oil Facility

By James Purvis Various conservation groups brought suit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau [...]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Regulatory Definition for the Term ‘Habitat’ as Used in the Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Regulatory Definition for the Term ‘Habitat’ as Used in the Endangered Species Act

By Paige Gosney In December 2020, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized for the [...]