Columbia Riverkeeper v. Pruitt

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20179
No(s). C17-289RSM (W.D. Wash. Oct 17, 2018) (Martinez, J.)

A district court ordered EPA to issue a temperature total maximum daily load (TMDL) under the CWA for the Columbia and Snake Rivers, which are native habitat for endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead populations. An environmental group argued that the Agency failed to issue a TMDL for the r...