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Neches Wild and Scenic River Detailed Information:

• Overview
• Reservoirs Proposed for the Neches
• Protections for Private Lands and Landowners
• No Eminent Domain
• Development Along Wild and Scenic Rivers
• Cooperative Management Plan
• Tributaries
• Boundaries
• Water Rights
• Dredging
• Neches Wild and Scenic River Map

• Water Ways: An East Texas River Worth Saving by Steve Knight (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
• LETTER: Neches River a treasure (The Lufkin Daily News)
• LETTER: Group supports Neches proposal (The Lufkin Daily News)
• "Wild and Scenic River" needs support (Cherokean Herald)

• U.S. Supreme Court Decision Victory for Texas' Water Future (Texas Water Solutions)

• GUEST COLUMN: Thanks to all who helped make refuge possible (The Lufkin Daily News)

• Supreme Court Denies 3 High-Profile Environmental Cases (New York Times)

• Supreme Court tosses suit to stop wildlife refuge (Longview News-Journal)
• The refuge: High court ruling ends Dallas' attempt to dam river (Longview News-Journal)
• U.S. Supreme Court Drowns City of Dallas's Hopes for Taking Water From Neches River (Dallas Observer)
  

• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Hear Neches River Refuge Case (KTRE)

• Supreme Court ruling means no Lake Fastrill reservoir for Dallas (Dallas Morning News)

• U.S. Supreme Court denies Dallas' Lake Fastrill case (Dallas Morning News blog)
• The great debate ends (Jacksonville Daily Progress)
• SC Rejects 3 High-Profile Environmental Cases (Democratic Underground.com)

• Beauty or usefulness: Groups clash about Neches River (Beaumont Enterprise)

• "An Afternoon on the Neches" (Lufkin Daily News)
• "An Afternoon on the Neches" (Cherokeean Herald)
• Neches decision applauded by locals (Jasper Newsboy)
• US appeals court sides with refuge in water fight (Associated Press)
• Neches River National Wildlife Refuge upheld by Fifth Circuit (Beaumont Enterprise)
• Court panel rules against Dallas' plans to build East Texas reservoir (Dallas Morning News)
• US appeals court sides with refuge (Houston Chronicle)
• Court rules in favor of Neches refuge (Jacksonville Daily Progress)
• Court upholds Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (Kilgore News Herald)
• Neches River advocate says he is 'ecstatic' about ruling that protects planned wildlife refuge in East Texas (Lufkin Daily News)
• Judges Rule In Favor Of Neches Refuge (Tyler Morning News)
• The Wild Neches - Tamed or Famed?
• 2 conservation groups propose 'National Scenic River'
• Friends of the Neches seek national designation
• Group seeks national recognition for Neches River
• Wild river: Neches Scenic River Initiative aimed at increasing tourism
• Neches Scenic River Initiative proposes preserving waterway
• Dallas Morning News declares Ned Fritz "a green pioneer"

• Edward C. "Ned" Fritz passes away December 19 at 92
• Enterprise says Upper Neches doesn't need reservoir
• Refuge good for East Texas, newspapers say
• Dallas asst city mgr says Dallas has numerous water options
• State rep, Richard Donovan praise refuge decision
• Impact of judge's ruling on Neches River Refuge
• Federal judge rules for Neches River Refuge
• Judge blocks plan for Fastrill Reservoir

• Alliance officer gives program "Protecting the Wild Neches"
• Beaumont editorial urges protection of Neches River
• Wetlands threatened by federal policy changes
• Houston Chronicle and numerous other papers carry wetland article
• Self-serving report touts refuge alternatives
• Lawsuit delays land acquisition for Neches Refuge
• Alliance family featured in Texas Monthly
• American Rivers ranks Neches 6th most endangered river
• Neches River among most endangered
• Both sides weigh in on Neches' endangered status
• Neches River on National Top 10 endangered list due to Fastrill Dam
• Neches on list of most endangered rivers
• Neches River Needs More Protection, Fewer Reservoirs
• Are Texas Turtles on the Decline?
• Perpetual drought projected as early as 2021