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Lawsuit Challenges Eugene Water and Electric Board for Violating Endangered Species Act
March 17, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Eugene Water and Electric Board for Violating Endangered Species Act

Advocates for the West and our conservation partners filed suit against the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) alleging ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For over sixteen years, the public utility has been out of legal compliance with federal requirements to provide proper fish passage for ESA-listed Chinook salmon and bull trout […]