Okanogan PUD Authorizes Next Steps for Potential Removal of Enloe Dam
On July 25, Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County, Washington (Okanogan PUD), passed Resolution No.
WPLG Attorney Paul Kibel to Present at August 18, 2022 BASF Panel on Bay Area Responses to the Drought
On Thursday, August 18, 2022, WPLG attorney Paul Kibel will serve as a panelist for an online program organized by the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Environmental Law Section.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Klamath Draft Environmental Impact Statement
On February 25, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Surrender and Decommissioning of the Lower Klamath Project.
WPLG Attorney Paul Kibel Moderates Symposium Panel on FERC Hydro Relicensing and Climate Change
The 2021 California Water Law Symposium (WLS) was held on January 30, 2021. The theme of this year's WLS, organized by UC Davis School of Law, was Water and Climate Change.
Conservation Groups Replied in Support of Certiorari Petition in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today filed their reply brief in support of certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Circ.
Conservation Groups Petitioned U.S. Supreme Court for Certiorari in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today petitioned to U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Cir.
Richard Roos-Collins Joins UC Berkeley Law CLEE Research Advisory Board
Richard Roos-Collins will join the Research Advisory Board for UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE). The goal of CLEE is to “bring together legal analysis with policy, science, and technical expertise to develop pragmatic policy solutions to critical environmenta
City of Rockingham, North Carolina and American Rivers Appeal New License for Yadkin-Pee Project
The City of Rockingham, North Carolina and American Rivers filed a certiorari petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the U.S.
Klamath River Renewal Corporation and PacifiCorp File Applications to Implement Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
PacifiCorp today filed an application before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to transfer most of the license for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC). The KRRC concurrently filed an application to surrender the license for the purpose of dam
Richard Roos-Collins is Appointed as Director of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation
Conservation groups appointed Richard Roos-Collins to the Board of Directors of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. The corporation implements the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (2016) to undertake nation’s largest dam removal effort. When completed, the project will restore anad