By Steve Robinson John Hollowed, a longtime friend of CELP, passed away on February 21, 2023. I worked with John for more than 30 years. His role as Senior Policy Analyst at the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission was…
Washington's waters are a precious but finite resource. Two senate bills scheduled for hearing on Monday have the potential to undo years of work in protecting salmon habitat and WA water rights.
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As the year approaches its end, we are all reflecting on the changes and the challenges we have overcome. But that hasn’t stopped us from doing our work to protect and restore our river flows. If nothing else,…
The case began when Burbank and Pasco submitted applications to transfer a water right and change its place of use. Burbank was attempting to transfer part of its water rights to the city of Pasco, in exchange for $550,000, and…
Lee First is co-founder and Waterkeeper of Twin Harbors Waterkeeper. Please describe your relationship to water. Water became my obsession when I first got in a canoe at age 12. As a teenager, I spent my summers in northern Ontario…
As a Tulalip Tribal Member, Daryl Williams has devoted his life’s work to protecting Washington waters and has left an indelible impact on watersheds throughout the state. "As the late Billy Frank, Jr. used to say, ‘salmon are the measuring…
Following the 'Hirst Decision' (2016) and RCW 90.94 (2018), Snohomish County found it's county code out of compliance. As a result, all rural development had to stop until a new way to move forward with issuing building permits, without allowing…
Seattle, WA –CELP is thrilled to have Bridget Bryck joining us as our legal intern this summer. An opportunity to gain hands on experience, CELP has a long history of hosting interns with a demonstrated interest in environmental issues. There…
Lawsuits arguing governments have a human rights obligation to avoid dangerous levels of global warming are becoming increasingly widespread around the world. Climate litigation, an emerging field of law, has seen lawyers test several strategies for challenging climate harm or…
