ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20071
No(s). 70-9213 (W.D. Wash. Mar 29, 2013) (Martinez, J.)

A district court issued a permanent injunction ordering the state of Washington to repair or replace culverts under state-owned roads that that block fish passage to and from inland waters. The court agreed with Native American tribes' claim that the state has a treaty-based duty to preserve fish ru...