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Category "Western Water Law & Policy"

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 [...]

U.S. District Court Applies the Clean Water Act ‘Functional Equivalent’ Standard Set Forth by the U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. District Court Applies the Clean Water Act ‘Functional Equivalent’ Standard Set Forth by the U.S. Supreme Court

By Ana Schwab and Rebecca Andrews To determine if the County of Maui required a federal [...]