Puyallup Tribe of Indians v Electron Hydro LLC

  1. March 19, 2024

    Wash. Hydro Co. Says Dam Removal Plan Follows Court Order

    A Washington hydroelectric company insists it is not disobeying a court order to remove part of a temporary rock dam that harms migrating fish, telling a federal judge that a tribe's alternative is not structurally sound and cannot be permitted.

  2. March 05, 2024

    Dam Removal Delay Would Harm Fish, Wash. Tribe Says

    The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is urging a Washington federal judge to reject a hydroelectric company's bid to pause an order directing it to remove part of a temporary rock dam on the Puyallup River, saying any delay would harm protected salmon only to spare the company from its own self-inflicted problems.

  3. February 26, 2024

    Hydroelectric Co. Asks For Pause On Puyallup Dam Order

    A hydroelectric company appealing to the Ninth Circuit is asking a Washington federal judge to stay an order that directed it to remove part of a temporary rock dam on the Puyallup River, saying the order would require it to make changes that are likely to damage its facility.

  4. February 16, 2024

    Hydro Co. Must Alter, Not Remove, Dam That's Killing Salmon

    A Washington federal judge on Friday said a hydroelectric company must remove part of a rock dam structure killing endangered wild salmon, but the judge declined to order complete removal, saying it went beyond a narrowly tailored remedy zeroing in on what is harming fish.

  5. February 06, 2024

    Judge Plans Field Trip To Dam Tribe Says Kills Protected Fish

    A Washington federal judge is planning a field trip to a rock dam and sheet pile wall on the Puyallup River that a Washington tribe says is harmful to endangered wild salmon, saying Tuesday from the bench that it's been difficult to see "what's going on out there" from photos and courtroom arguments.

  6. January 19, 2024

    Dam Co. Says Wash. Tribe Gets It Wrong On Fish Takings

    The operator of a dam on the Puyallup River near Seattle has asked a Washington federal court to dismiss a Native American tribe's claims about future construction of a hydroelectric project that may endanger fish, saying it is wrongly attempting to challenge operations that don't yet exist.

  7. January 04, 2021

    Puyallup Tribe Says Wash. Dam Is Killing Endangered Fish

    The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has hit the operators of a dam on the Puyallup River near Seattle with a suit in Washington federal court, claiming the project violates the Endangered Species Act by killing chinook salmon and other fish.