CELP is seeking a part-time 15-20 hours per week Administrative and Development Assistant. The person in this role will work closely with CELP’s ED and Board. Compensation is $22 to $24 per hour, depending on experience, plus accrued vacation, sick…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Summer is just around the corner, and we are all enjoying the return of the warm and sunny weather! However, the Department of Ecology has already declared a drought emergency throughout most of the state…
Legal process will review and prioritize all water use in the Nooksack basin The Washington Department of Ecology filed a basin-wide general adjudication for the Nooksack river system and nearby areas with the Whatcom County Superior Court on May 1,…
Protect sacred land, medicines, and traditions from destruction Yakama Nation sacred land, medicines, and traditions of Pushpum are under threat of destruction—all for a “clean energy” development that isn’t clean at all. Goldendale Pumped Storage is the largest pumped-storage hydroelectric…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CELP has made it a priority to make Washington’s water resource policies more equitable and more sustainable in light of the impacts from climate change, and we will continue working with our partners to do.…
RELEASE FROM UW "The fourth Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment summarizes variations in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho in 2023. Additionally, it details the impacts of these variations on key sectors such as agriculture and…
In a recent Seattle Times article, CELP board member and Upper Skagit Natural Resources Director Scott Schuyler talks about increased fire danger: “You just can’t ignore it,” Schuyler said, “when the skies are clouded over and the sun looks like…
This legislative session, CELP submitted an initial budget proviso that is an important step in modernizing water law. We know that climate change is impacting water availability due to changes in precipitation, but lack a coordinated resource to see and…
CELP Honorary Board Member, Seattle resident, and the youngest daughter of environmental pioneer Aldo Leopold died February 25, 2024, at the age of 97. Estella Bergere Leopold, paleoecologist and conservationist, passed away late on February 25th, 2024, at the age…
Friday, February 9, 2024 This legislative session, CELP submitted an initial budget proviso that would be an important step in modernizing water law. We know that climate change is impacting our water availability due to changes in precipitation. To ensure…
