July 11, 2024
A Washington federal judge, over objections from tribes and environmental groups, is allowing the government to enter into a proposed consent decree that would settle Clean Water Act violations, saying a $1 million fine against dam operator Electron Hydro is substantial.
April 22, 2024
The federal government says a $1 million fine to settle Clean Water Act violations against a hydroelectric dam operator is fair despite objections from a Washington tribe, arguing that a proposed consent decree should be approved because it meets key goals that help to restore Washington's Puyallup River.
April 10, 2024
A Washington tribe is opposing a proposed consent decree that would settle Clean Water Act claims against a hydroelectric dam operator, arguing that a $1 million penalty is vastly too low for violations of the law when the damage continues.
July 11, 2023
The federal government and a Native American tribe are urging a federal court to keep a lawsuit against a hydroelectric dam operator in play, saying the company violated the Clean Water Act in "multiple ways" after it allegedly discharged used artificial turf and rock into Washington's Puyallup River during a July 2020 spill.
May 23, 2022
A Washington federal judge approved a hydroelectric dam's pollution settlement with conservation groups despite the federal government's concern that the deal could hinder the company's ability to pay for the necessary cleanup.
April 26, 2022
A hydroelectric dam in Washington that agreed to pay $325,000 and seek regulatory approval to release waste into the state's Puyallup River wants a federal court to approve that deal, which would resolve two conservation groups' claims that the dam violated the Clean Water Act.
April 15, 2022
The U.S. government wants a Seattle federal judge to temporarily halt a settlement resolving two conservation groups' Clean Water Act claims against a hydroelectric dam operator, saying the deal could hinder its own efforts to redress harm caused by pollution from the Puyallup River dam.
March 01, 2022
A dam operator can't use a pending Washington state criminal case to pause related federal pollution charges after a judge identified other ways to protect the company's interests against the likelihood a key witness will refuse to testify to avoid self-incrimination.
February 08, 2022
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the federal government and other groups have urged a Washington federal judge not to pause their suits claiming a hydroelectric dam operator polluted the Puyallup River near Seattle, saying a stay isn't warranted while related criminal charges against the company and an executive proceed in state court.
September 16, 2021
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has hit the operator of a hydroelectric dam on the Puyallup River near Seattle with a federal suit alleging the company violated the Clean Water Act by polluting the river during a rebuilding project.