Yurok Tribe v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20025
No(s). 19-cv-04405-WHO (N.D. Cal. Feb 6, 2023) (Orrick, J.)

A district court granted summary judgment for BLM, fishing groups, and a tribe in a challenge to the Oregon Water Resources Department's (OWRD's) order prohibiting the Bureau from releasing water from Upper Klamath Lake. The plaintiffs argued BLM was required to comply with the ESA in operating the ...