Orca & Salmon: Remove Enloe Dam
Free the Similkameen River
learn more about removing this dinosaur damThe Center for Environmental Law & Policy is a statewide organization whose mission is to protect, preserve and restore Washington’s waters through education, policy reform, agency advocacy, and public interest litigation.
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Conservation groups ready to go to court over endangered species harmed by north-central Washington dam
Sep 13, 2018 | News Release Today, river advocacy groups notified federal agencies and a local public utility of their intent to sue over harm inflicted on Similkameen River endangered steelhead and threatened bull trout by Enloe Dam. New video evidence shows fish at the base of the dam unable to access stream areas above […]
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Columbia River Treaty Negotiating Team out of step with Northwest Values
Sept 6 in Portland: Northwest residents encouraged to speak with U.S. State Department at “Town Hall” meeting on future of the Columbia River and Treaty Contact: Greg Haller – greg@pacificrivers.org (208) 790-4105 (Pacific Rivers) Joseph Bogaard – joseph@wildsalmon.org (206) 286-4455 (Save Our Wild Salmon/SOS) Trish Rolfe – trolfe@celp.org (206) 829-8299 (Center for Environmental Law & […]
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