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Category "Western Water Law & Policy"

Lower Colorado River Basin Water Agencies Reach Agreement on 500+ Plan as Drought Response Efforts Continue

By Wesley A. Miliband and Kristopher T. Strouse At the December 15, 2021 Colorado River Water [...]

U.S. District Court Rejects Tribal Challenge to Existing Licensed Hydroelectric Project

U.S. District Court Rejects Tribal Challenge to Existing Licensed Hydroelectric Project

By Jamie Morin U.S. District Court Judge, Barbara Rothstein has dismissed claims filed by the Sauk-Suiattle [...]

Ninth Circuit Vacates Judgement Requiring Clean Water Act Citizen Suit to Prove Ongoing Discharge in Case Alleging Monitoring Violations

Ninth Circuit Vacates Judgement Requiring Clean Water Act Citizen Suit to Prove Ongoing Discharge in Case Alleging Monitoring Violations

By Carl Jones and Rebecca Andrews The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, on September 20, 2021, [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Finality Requirement’ for Regulatory Takings Claim Does Not Require Exhaustion of State Administrative Remedies

U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Finality Requirement’ for Regulatory Takings Claim Does Not Require Exhaustion of State Administrative Remedies

By Bridget McDonald The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous per curium opinion in Pakdel [...]