'Risky Proposition': 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Wash. CWA Strategy

By Rachel Riley ( April 20, 2026, 7:29 PM EDT) -- A Ninth Circuit panel expressed doubt Monday about Washington's bid to revive its Clean Water Act suit against the operator of the now-shuttered Buckhorn Gold Mine, with two judges asking why the state didn't object to the operator's consent decree ending an overlapping case brought by an environmental group....

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