Everett Washington Snohomish River Aerial View

Op-Ed: Stand up for Snohomish River by seeking legal rights

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The effort would help counter a recent court decision that weakened federal environmental protections. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the “Chevron deference” standard marks a significant shift in the environmental regulatory landscape. This doctrine, established in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., allowed federal agencies leeway …

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If We Can’t Protect Our Watershed, Let’s Give The Watershed The Right To Protect Itself

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Works In Progress, by Rachel Kurtz-McAlaine, Esq., April 14, 2024 In 2018, Harry Branch voiced concerns over legal decisions dismissing appeals by the Olympia Urban Waters League against a development in the Moxlie Creek Estuary. He questioned why our legal system treats nature merely as property, prompting him to partner with Standing for Washington to …

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