Graeme Lee Rowlands Shares His Water Story
Water shows us that everything is connected. It re-orients us towards relationships.
Maria Anderson Shares Her Water Story
Maria is the Farm Manager at Elk Run Farm which grows fruits, vegetables, and herbs for the 13 food banks of the South King County Food Coalition. Located on 4.5 acres of an old golf course in suburban Maple Valley,…
Washington Water Watch: August 2020
Dear friends of CELP, As the summer winds down in this crazy year, I hope you all got a chance to get out and recreate on Washington's amazing rivers and streams, a great way to recharge from the stress we…
Spokane River Instream Flow
Since 1891, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been recording flow rates in the Spokane River; over that 130 year period, the data has revealed a steady decline in river flow. As the impacts of the climate crisis progress,…
Comment: Advocating for Nooksack River Adjudication
During the 2019 legislative session, the state directed and provided funding to the Department of Ecology to assess watersheds that would benefit most from a water right adjudication process. Adjudication is one tool in our water management toolbox. It is…
Washington Water Watch: June 2020
Letter from the Executive Director Dear friends of CELP,We hope you are all staying safe and healthy. As CELP staff continues into its fourth month of working from home, we continue to stay focused on our mission, but our work continues…
Watch as CELP argues our case before the Washington State Supreme Court: Spokane River Instream Flow Rule
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY, AMERICAN WHITEWATER, and SIERRA CLUB, Respondents, v.STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, Petitioner.Dan Von SeggernTed HowardAndrew Hawley Hon. Bob Ferguson Stephen H. North Clifford Hiroshi Kato When: The case will be heard on May 14th…
Washington Water Watch: March/April 2020
Arianna Signorini Dear friends of CELP, We wanted to check in with you. We hope you are staying safe and healthy. All of us at CELP are happy to connect with you during this time. We are fortunate to be…
Comment: Goldendale Energy Storage Project
Rye Development plans to build the most extensive pumped-storage hydroelectric development in the Pacific Northwest. Energy generated from the project will be sent to the grid at the nearby John Day Substation in Oregon to provide power when other renewable…
Washington Water Watch: February 2020
Dear friends of CELP, This year started off unusually warm and wet with Seattle experiencing its 3rd warmest January on record and the wettest start to the year in over a decade. January was Washington's 12th warmest on record and…