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May 7, 2001
Groups Uncover Government Documents Showing Pesticides Can Harm Salmon
Documents show the EPA has determined that pesticides harm fish but has failed to take required action.
May 3, 2001
Broad Coalition Sues Feds over Salmon
Coalition of conservation, fishing, and business groups file a major Endangered Species Act lawsuit to save Columbia and Snake River salmon from extinction.
April 4, 2001
Klamath River Salmon Receive a Major Boost from Federal Court Ruling
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is in violation of the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") in its operation of the Klamath Project in southern Oregon and northern California.
March 30, 2001
Bush Administration Fails to Defend Forest Conservation Policy
In federal court, the Bush Administration failed to defend the Roadless Area Conservation Rule pertaining to national forests in the United States and delayed commenting on the process until May 4, 2001.
March 21, 2001
Bush Administration Mounts New Attacks on Northwest Salmon and Roadless Rule
The Bush Administration has withdrawn an important piece of the salmon protection puzzle for inland river habitat in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and Idaho in a move that also undermines the Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protected almost 60 million acres of national forest.
March 19, 2001
National Forest Roadless Policy in Peril
In response to a court challenge seeking to overturn the roadless policy filed by Boise Cascade Company, the state of Idaho and others, the U.S. Justice Department Friday "committed to postponing" implementation of the policy yet again.
March 16, 2001
US Agrees to Open Secret Chemical Trade Advisory Committee to Environmentalists
The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Commerce Department announced that they will appoint one environmental representative to the all-industry Chemical Industrial Sector Advisory Committee that advises the government on chemical trade related matters.
March 6, 2001
Mark Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog" Finally Receives Habitat Protection
After years of delay and under federal court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a rule to protect the habitat of the threatened California red-legged frog.
February 16, 2001
Court: Army Corps Illegally Violated State Water Quality Standards on Snake River
A federal district court ruled that the federal government's operation of four dams on the lower Snake River violates the Clean Water Act.
February 6, 2001
Conservationists Oppose Legal Attacks on Roadless Initiative for National Forest Lands in Idaho
Lawyers from Earthjustice and Natural Resources Defense Council filed court papers opposing two lawsuits that seek to overturn the U.S. Forest Service's new rule protecting pristine national forest lands.
January 30, 2001
Groups Sue EPA to Protect Salmon in Northwest from Pesticides
Commercial fishermen joined forces with two environmental groups to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to protect salmon from the harmful effects of pesticides.
December 8, 2000
COURT HALTS WESTERN TIMBER SALES THAT WILL HARM ENDANGERED SALMON
A federal district court ruled that the U.S. government violated the law by approving Northwest Forest Plan timber sales that could harm endangered salmon species.
September 8, 2000
Critical Habitat Proposed for Twain's Jumping Frog
The Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement that almost 5.4 million acres of frog habitat will be designated as "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act is a major leap forward for the preservation of the California red-legged frog.
July 28, 2000
Court Directs Washington State to Adopt Medical Monitoring for Farm Pesticide Handlers
The Washington State Court of Appeals held that the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) requires that the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) adopt medical monitoring rules to protect farmworkers who handle neurotoxic pesticides.
June 20, 2000
New Federal Salmon Plan Paves Way for Extinction
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups signaled their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect salmon and steelhead from harmful logging and urban development in the Pacific Northwest.