March 18, 2026
Two Washington tribes are asking a federal court to reconsider a decision that denied their bid to side aside $22 million in salmon hatchery funding, arguing that despite National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration claims to the contrary, they've never said they're ineligible for the grant money.
March 10, 2026
A Washington federal judge won't block millions in Pacific salmon hatchery grants or set aside $22 million for two Indigenous nations that allege they were unfairly deemed ineligible for the funding, saying the tribes don't meet the standard for relief and are unlikely to succeed on the merits.
March 06, 2026
The federal government is urging a district court to deny an emergency bid by two Washington tribes that would temporarily block millions in tribal hatchery grants to 27 Pacific Indigenous nations, arguing that the only harm in the dispute would be in delaying the awards to the eligible tribes.
March 03, 2026
Two Washington tribes are looking to temporarily block the federal government from awarding millions in tribal hatchery grants to 27 Indigenous nations, arguing that they and the Pacific salmon will suffer irreparable harm if the money is disbursed without their communities being able to apply for the funding.
February 04, 2026
Two tribes in Washington state have sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other federal agencies on claims the government unfairly told them they weren't eligible to apply for $240 million of Pacific salmon hatchery funds under the Inflation Reduction Act.