Suit Over MTBE Gets Green Light: Water District's Legal Fight Over Threat of Gas Additive Pollution is Allowed to Move Forward in Court Ruling
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By Jennifer Smith, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Dec. 8--A Plainview Water District lawsuit over the looming threat a fuel spill allegedly poses to drinking water can proceed even though the district's wells have yet to be contaminated, a State Supreme Court judge has ruled.
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By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  Rocky Anderson is taking his fight for a more eco-friendly Salt Lake City to a new enemy: bottled water.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 15--The Pueblo West Metropolitan District board endorsed a plan to sell some water to Aurora Tuesday night, but a different water matter drew most of the talk at the meeting.
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By Mike TaugherSTAFF  A federal judge Friday ruled the permit that allows massive Delta water delivery projects to kill a tiny endangered fish is illegal. It is the second time in two months that a court has declared the state's water projects in violation of endangered species laws.
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Greenhouse gases that spur global warming are on the docket at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that pits environmental groups against the U.S. agency meant to shield Americans from pollution.
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By Ken Ward Jr.  Federal court battles over mountaintop removal will continue this year, with two major rulings expected and a fight over the largest permit in state history being renewed.
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By Mark Larabee, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 14--A federal appeals court sided with conservationists Monday in  their long-running battle with the U.S.
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By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 6--TROY -- Contamination of Silver Creek and other waters in Illinois soon may bring down stricter inspections on above-ground septic tanks that spew cleansed water onto the ground.
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By Paul Burgarino  Representatives from one of the worst air pollution regions in California voted last week to join the state in a possible lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning emissions regulations for newer-model cars.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb. 14--Conservation groups on Wednesday appealed a stormwater permit issued by the state Department of Ecology for cities in Western Washington, claiming it won't do enough to curb polluted stormwater runoff.
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By Patricia Daddona, The Day, New London, Conn.  Feb. 8--Connecticut will not wait for the Environmental Protection Agency  to react to a federal court ruling on power plant fish kills.
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By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Mar. 2--GLENOLA -- Test results for possible water contamination in Glenola near the Confluence Watersports facility were returned earlier this week stating none of the chemicals tested were detectable in the water.
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By Garin Groff, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Mar. 5--Cleaner water and a new pedestrian bridge are coming to Tempe Town Lake.   Swimmers will enjoy the better water in time for this spring's events, while the bridge will take a couple of years.
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Environmental groups and a dozen states will argue the U.S. government should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases that spur global warming in a pivotal case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 6--BOISE -- Southern Idaho groundwater users have won a victory in a much-anticipated court case over claims to water in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, though both sides in the case say the court left many questions unanswered.
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By JUDY O'ROURKE  SANTA CLARITA -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision this week involving voluntary cleanup of contamination will have a huge local impact as pollution is removed from a former munitions plant, officials said Tuesday.