A major tributary to the Okanogan River, the Similkameen flows through 122 miles of potential salmon habitat in British Columbia and Washington. A fish-blocking dam was constructed on the River in 1922 and has not generated power since 1958. The…
Sara Foster, Laura Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Eric Hirst, Wendy Harris These five honorees started out as concerned citizens who simply saw an issue and asked what they could do. Their tenacity eventually brought them to the Washington Supreme Court…
by CELP Executive Director Trish Rolfe and Government Affairs Specialist Bruce Wishart Water is a major topic in the legislature again this year, and several bills have been introduced that would undermine or overturn several key Washington Supreme Court water…
Seattle, WA – On Friday, October 21, 2016, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor upheld the Instream Flow Rule for the Dungeness River basin, denying a challenge from a group of property owners and developers. The Center for Environmental…
Water is a hot issue in the legislature this year, and CELP is currently working on a several bills. The majority of them are focused on the Skagit River instream flow rule, some seeking repeal or amendment, others seeking productive…
