By Saira Rhodes on Posted in EnvironmentalOn March 29th, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a permanent injunction requiring certain State of Washington (“State”) agencies to provide and maintain fish passage for salmon at numerous culverts under State-owned roads. United States v. Washington, Case No. 70-9213 (W.D. Wash., Mar. 29, 2013). The court imposed the injunction … Continue Reading
By Saira Rhodes on Posted in UncategorizedThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is soliciting comments on a new proposed rule that could make Federal disaster recovery funding much more accessible to Indian tribes. The new rulemaking may result in a breakthrough for Indian tribes that wish to work with FEMA, depending on the strength of public comments and FEMA’s efforts to … Continue Reading
