March 20, 2019
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.
May 01, 2018
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.
March 22, 2018
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.
March 08, 2018
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.
January 19, 2017
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.
January 12, 2017
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.