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…
Since 1964, the Columbia River Treaty, ratified by Canada and the United States, has governed the management of the Columbia River. The Treaty exclusively focused on flood control and power generation, ignoring the river’s fish, wildlife, and ecological requirements, as…
CELP IS part of an alliance of Northwest-based civic, faith, energy, and conservation organizations working for a modernized Columbia River Treaty that will serve our region’s diverse needs now and into the future. Core members include: Center for Environmental Law…
A multi-year ethics consultation on the Columbia River Treaty facilitated by the Ethics & Treaty Project. VANCOUVER, Wash. – Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Washington State University Vancouver’s Native American Affairs and Collective for Social and Environmental Justice are co-hosting the…
Check out our newest issue of Washington Water Watch! In this issue, you'll find articles about Ecology's Rural Water Supply Workgroup, the success of CELP's December 3rd CLE event, and our most recent job opening. You will also be introduced…
Our June edition of Washington Water Watch is now available. Check it out here! This month, we profile our new board member, Brady Johnson, discuss our intervention into a law suit filed that challenges the Dungeness Instream Flow Rule, update our work…
Mickey is a public interest environmental lawyer who has represented countless environmental groups and individuals to protect and restore Washington’s shorelines, waterways and natural resources.
