Case: Marion County and City of Salem v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

August 18, 2026 — The Oregon district court granted our motions to intervene in these cases, which have now been consolidated. July 30, 2026 — Advocates for the West filed motions to intervene in lawsuits brought by Marion County and the City of Salem, Oregon challenging the Army Corps of Engineers’ recent decision adopting operational […]

Case: Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Rivers United, Save the South Fork Salmon, and Earthworks v. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

February 27, 2026 — Representing Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Rivers United, Earthworks, and Save the South Fork Salmon, Advocates for the West along with co-counsel at the Western Environmental Law Center filed a petition for review with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) challenging a permit the agency issued early this year to Perpetua […]

Case: Center for Biological Diversity and Idaho Conservation League v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

December 23, 2025 — In response to our litigation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ordered the Idaho Club to stop construction on a commercial marina and lakeside housing development at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille. The Corps’ permit authorized marina construction only after completion of the planned reroute of Trestle […]

Case: Cascadia Wildlands, Willamette Riverkeeper, Oregon Wild, and Native Fish Society v. Eugene Water and Electric Board

April 22, 2026 — Advocates for the West and our partners submitted a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a cost and viability comparison of volitional passage at the Trail Bridge Dam on the McKenzie River, and interim improvements to temporary fish passage protocols pending the long-delayed installation of permanent fish passage. […]

Case: Save the South Fork Salmon, Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Rivers United, Earthworks, Center for Biological Diversity, and American Rivers v. U.S. Forest Service, et al.

August 25, 2026 — Advocates for the West and our partners filed an appeal seeking to reverse federal agencies’ unlawful approval of the Stibnite Gold Project and halt Perpetua Resources’ initial mine construction. The proposed open-pit cyanide leach gold mine would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm threatened species and permanently scar thousands of […]

Case: Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Rivers United, Save the South Fork Salmon, and Earthworks v. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

August 7, 2026 — Advocates for the West filed our opening brief in this matter challenging a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification issued by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. In May 2026, we filed an amended appeal of a water pollution permit issued under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water […]

Case: Idaho Conservation League, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, and Idaho Rivers United v. Bonneville Power Administration

December 2, 2024 — Advocates for the West presented oral argument in both our FY2022 and FY2023 reserves distribution cases before a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel. September 6, 2024 — Advocates for the West filed a reply brief in our FY2023 reserves distribution case. June 28, 2024 — Advocates for […]

Case: Advocates for the West v. Bonneville Power Administration

December 15, 2022 — Advocates for the West filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit against the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to compel the federal agency to produce certain records as required by law. The records concern BPA’s relationship with Canadian research company Kintama Research Services. Over the last decade, BPA has funded some of Kintama’s […]

Case: Idaho Conservation League and Save the South Fork Salmon v. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and Idaho Board of Environmental Quality

November 7, 2025 — Advocates for the West and our partners filed our opening brief in our state court case challenging the air pollution permit issued for the Stibnite Gold Mine. September 18, 2025 — An Ada County judge ruled in favor of Advocates for the West and our partners, denying DEQ’s motion to dismiss […]

Case: Idaho Conservation League v. U.S. Forest Service

August 25, 2021 — Advocates for the West secured a victory in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to protect threatened Idaho salmon, steelhead, and bull trout from irrigation water diversions in Idaho’s Sawtooth Valley. The Ninth Circuit decision upholds our lower court win that requires the U.S. Forest Service to consult with experts and protect […]