Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy
Jul. 23, 2018
Judge weighs difficult injunction motion in case of endangered fish
A federal judge attempted a difficult environmental juggling act as he weighed the potential extinction of a fish relevant to Native American heritage and the certain economic harm that would be done to agricultural communities downstream if he issued a preliminary injunction setting minimal water levels for the Upper Klamath Lake, which is just across the border in Oregon.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge attempted a difficult environmental juggling act as he weighed the potential extinction of a fish relevant to Native American heritage and the certain economic harm that would be done to agricultural communities downstream if he issued a preliminary injunction setting minimal water levels for the Upper Klamath Lake, which is just across the border in Oregon.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick sai...
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