CHRONOLOGY OF SUCCESS - 2004
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December 2004 - Idaho district court injunction requires BLM to conduct ESA
consultation over six “test case” diversions on public lands in Upper Salmon basin, for
impacts on endangered fish.
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November 2004 - Final settlement in Snake River Basin Adjudication establishes
minimum flows and federal reserved water rights in all Idaho’s Wild and Scenic Rivers.
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September 2004 - Landmark victory requires mega-dairy in southern Idaho to obtain
Clean Air Act permit and regulate emissions of hazardous pollutants.
Federal court rules that BLM violated National Environmental Policy Act in issuing grazing
permit to rancher in Upper Pahsimeroi basin.
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August 2004 - Federal court orders BLM to study grazing impacts to sage grouse and
other sensitive species on 1.5 million acres of federal lands in northern Nevada.
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July 2004 - Settlement over Weiser feedlot protects neighbors’ water supply and
Snake River.
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June 2004 - Federal court injunction bars increased grazing in Jarbidge Canyonlands
despite 2004 legislative “rider” procured by livestock industry.
Separate injunction orders cows removed from Lower East Fork allotment in Boulder-White
Clouds mountains to stop degrading high altitude lakes and streams.
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May 2004 - Settlement bars USDA from spraying poisons across southern Idaho for
second year.
Idaho PUC starts investigation of major rate design changes for Idaho Power to promote
energy efficiency, and orders $1.2 million in new conservation spending for low-income
customers, as part of general rate case.
Executive Director Laird Lucas profiled as one of the nation’s top environmental
lawyers in High Country News.
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March 2004 - In precedent-setting victory, federal court rules BLM must regulate
historic irrigation diversions in Upper Salmon basin to protect salmon, steelhead, and
bull trout.
Two suits force BLM to provide documents and waive fees under FOIA over grazing management
and hiring rancher consultants to promote grazing in Owyhee Canyonlands.
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January 2004 - Lawsuit forces BLM to rescind unlawful settlement with rogue rancher
Frank Robbins and closes 50,000 acres to grazing in Bighorn Basin, Wyoming.
Under threat of suit, major Idaho dairy is first in its industry to report hazardous
emissions of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide under Superfund law.
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