April 17, 2017
An Oregon federal judge has given environmentalists a quick win in a suit alleging that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act by approving temperature increases in the state's water bodies without first notifying the Fish and Wildlife Service or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, saying an affirmative action like that requires consultation.
October 13, 2016
An Oregon federal magistrate on Wednesday recommended in a ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency illegally approved an increase for the acceptable limits of temperature pollution in 10 Oregon waters.