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NEWS:

• Okanogan Highlands Alliance sues two mining companies over water pollution at the Buckhorn Mine in north-central Washington (April 10, 2020).
  • Read OHA’s complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
  • Learn about the Washington Attorney General’s related lawsuit.
• Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture (Feb. 11, 2020).
  • Seattle Times coverage of suit (Feb. 12 ,2020).
• NOAA-approved harvest plan threatens federally-protected Chinook and killer whales (Jan. 9, 2020).
  • Wild Fish Conservancy’s notice of intent to sue for Endangered Species Act Violations (Jan. 9, 2020).
• Cooke Aquaculture to pay $2.75 million, ending Wild Fish Conservancy lawsuit over net pen collapse (Nov. 27, 2019).
  • Seattle Times coverage of settlement (Nov. 30, 2019).
  • Court’s order granting second partial summary judgment (Nov. 25, 2019).
  • Court’s order granting first partial summary judgment (April 26, 2019).
  • Wild Fish Conservancy’s complaint against Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC (Nov.
    13, 2017).
• Columbia Riverkeeper, Army Corps settle lawsuit over oil pollution from Chief Joseph Dam (Nov. 25, 2019).
  • Consent judgment (Nov. 22, 2019).
  • KUOW Coverage of Settlement (Dec. 2, 2019).
  • Complaint (April 15, 2019).
• Okanogan Highlands Alliance wins Court of Appeals ruling upholding NPDES permit for the Buckhorn Mountain Mine (Oct. 8, 2019).
• Columbia Riverkeeper and Chelan County Public Utility District Settle Legal Dispute to End Unlawful Oil Pollution at Two Dams on the Columbia River (March 20, 2019).
  • Settlement Agreement (March 19, 2019).
  • Columbia Riverkeeper’s notice of intent to sue letter (September 19, 2018).