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United States of America et al v. Blue Lake Power, LLC

  1. February 24, 2017

    Deal In Calif. Power Plant Emissions Suit Gets Green Light

    A federal judge on Thursday approved a deal that puts to rest Clean Air Act claims asserted by the federal government and the California air quality regulator against the operator of a biomass-fired power plant, despite objections raised by the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe.

  2. January 11, 2017

    Feds Oppose Tribe's Noncompliance Notice In Pollution Suit

    The federal government on Wednesday shot back at a notice from California's Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe claiming that Blue Lake Power LLC wasn’t compliant with the terms of a proposed consent decree in litigation over accusations the company violated the Clean Air Act at a biomass-fired electricity plant, saying the court should disregard the notice in its consideration of the proposed bid to enter the decree.

  3. November 30, 2016

    Power Co. Says Tribe Trying To Impermissibly Widen CAA Suit

    Blue Lake Power LLC urged a California federal court Tuesday to throw out a bid for a temporary restraining order by the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe in litigation over accusations the company violated the Clean Air Act at a biomass-fired electricity plant, saying the tribe is trying to impermissibly expand the case.

  4. November 29, 2016

    Calif. Agency Calls Tribe's Bid To Sink CAA Deal 'Misplaced'

    A Northern California air quality regulator defended a proposed deal that would put to rest Clean Air Act claims it has asserted alongside the federal government against the operator of a biomass-fired power plant, telling a federal court Monday an area tribe's objections are "misplaced."

  5. November 23, 2016

    Tribe Denies It's Disrupting CAA Suit Over Biomass Plant

    The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe on Tuesday blasted Blue Lake Power LLC's accusations that the tribe is attempting to complicate the federal government and a regional agency's lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations at the electricity provider's California biomass-fired plant.

  6. November 09, 2016

    Calif. Power Plant Co. Says Tribe Trying To Derail CAA Suit

    Blue Lake Power LLC told a federal court on Tuesday that the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe was attempting to derail and complicate a lawsuit by the federal government and an air quality district that accuses the company of violating the Clean Air Act at a California biomass-fired electricity plant.

  7. November 08, 2016

    Calif. Tribe Slams Proposed Deal In CAA Suit Over Plant

    The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe pressed a federal court on Monday to shoot down a proposed deal that would put to rest claims that Blue Lake Power LLC flouted the Clean Air Act at a California biomass-fired electricity plant, calling it unfair.

  8. October 31, 2016

    Feds Say Calif. Tribe Bid For Plant Inspection Docs Moot

    The federal government called moot on Friday a request by the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe for access to documents related to its inspection of a Blue Lake Power LLC biomass-fired electricity plant in California, which the tribe has claimed in federal court released excess emissions.

  9. October 26, 2016

    Calif. Tribe Wants Documents From Plant Inspection

    The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe has asked a California federal court for access to documents on the federal government's inspection of Blue Lake Power LLC's California biomass-fired electricity plant, which the tribe said last week has released excess emissions.

  10. October 19, 2016

    Calif. Tribe Files Complaint In Feds' CAA Suit Against Plant

    The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe told a federal court Tuesday that Blue Lake Power LLC has violated the Clean Air Act at a California biomass-fired electricity plant that has resulted in excess emissions at the facility.