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Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe v. Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior of the United States of America et al

  1. March 20, 2019

    Calif. Tribes Seek $900K After Salmon Protection Win

    The Yurok and Hoopa Valley tribes have asked a California federal court for more than $900,000 in combined fees after succeeding in their bid to force the federal government to take action to help protect a threatened salmon species in the Klamath River.

  2. May 01, 2018

    Water Groups Lose Bid To Halt Salmon Protection Measures

    A California federal judge refused to halt or tweak an order meant to help protect a population of a threatened salmon species in the Klamath River, rejecting an argument by water groups that new evidence shows the protective measures are unnecessary in 2018.

  3. April 27, 2018

    Feds, Calif. Farmers Take On Tribes, Enviros Over Water Flow

    Two California tribes and several environmental groups wrangled with federal agencies and water groups representing farms and ranches in California federal court filings Thursday, arguing over whether a water flow order meant to protect salmon populations is needed in 2018.

  4. March 22, 2018

    Tribes Fight Calif. Farmers' Bid To Change Water Flow Order

    Two California tribes urged a federal judge Wednesday not to modify a water flow order meant to protect salmon populations, arguing that the court doesn't have authority to grant a request from water users seeking to stop the flow of water because an appeal over the order is still pending. 

  5. March 08, 2018

    Calif. Farmers Say Water Flow Order Is Unnecessary

    Farms and ranches that use water from a source in northern California and southern Oregon asked a California federal judge Wednesday to modify a water flow order meant to protect salmon populations, arguing that new evidence showed the measures are unnecessary in 2018.

  6. February 08, 2017

    Calif. Tribes Win Battle Over Water Project's Salmon Impact

    A California federal judge on Wednesday found that two federal agencies failed to adequately protect Coho salmon when the fish started dying from intestinal parasites in recent years, and ordered the government to take immediate measures to remedy the problem.

  7. January 19, 2017

    Calif. Tribes Press To Block Feds' Control Of Water Project

    Two California tribes again urged a federal judge Wednesday to halt the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's operation of an irrigation project, saying that allowing the agency to maintain control could cause irreparable harm to salmon that are vital to the tribes.

  8. January 12, 2017

    Tribes Can't Wrest Control Of Water Project, Feds Say

    The federal government fought back against an effort by two Native American tribes to halt the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's operation of an irrigation project, telling a California federal court Wednesday the tribes haven't shown they need such a step to protect the salmon they rely on.

  9. December 02, 2016

    Tribe Says Feds Should've Looked At Water Project Again

    The Hoopa Valley Tribe pressed a California federal court on Thursday to rule that the federal government has flouted its responsibility to re-examine an irrigation project it operates even though certain standards pertaining to fish disease have been exceeded.

  10. October 06, 2016

    Feds Blast Tribe's Suit Over Water Project's Impact On Salmon

    The federal government on Wednesday looked to pare down the Hoopa Valley Tribe's California federal court lawsuit claiming its operation of an irrigation project that supplies hundreds of thousands of acres of cropland with water is harming a threatened species of salmon.

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