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In a historic decision, a federal court has ordered the removal of a segment of Washington’s Electron Dam from the Puyallup River, marking a win for environmental preservation and the protection of endangered species. The legal battle was initiated by the Puyallup Tribe against Electron Hydro LLC following the company’s discharge of toxic tire crumb rubber into the river and subsequent construction of a “temporary” rock dam and sheet pile wall in 2020. The court&#x2...

A district court ruled Friday that a part of Washington's Electron Dam must be dismantled from the Puyallup River, allowing the river to flow freely for the first time in a century.

Electron Hydro and its COO pleaded guilty in 2023 to a gross misdemeanor violation after it polluted the river with plastic sports turf material.

It is believed to be the largest financial penalty in an environmental criminal case in Washington state history.

The Washington Department of Ecology fined the hydropower company $500,000 in 2021 after the Puyallup Tribe sued over the pollution.

Puyallup Tribe raises new alarms for fish impacts of embattled Electron Dam project Crews improperly installed artificial turf in a Puyallup River dam project last year, sparking a legal battle over the environmental impacts. Author: Michael Crowe Updated: 7:31 PM PDT May 21, 2021 SEATTLE — The Puyallup Tribe is hoping to stop an embattled dam operator from further harming fish in the river, according to new filings in federal court. Operators of the Electron D...

As lawsuits mount, government looks into removing Electron Dam A piece of the artificial turf in the Puyallup River. (Courtesy of Puyallup Tribe) It’s a new year, and with that year will likely come some of the groundwork for removing the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River. Just last week, the Puyallup Tribe announced it was suing the owner of the dam, Electron Hydro, LLC, over a long list of environmental hazards and permit violations — including a fish kill that caused the death of thousa...

Puyallup Tribe sues Electron Dam owner over artificial turf pollution A piece of the artificial turf in the Puyallup River. (Courtesy of Puyallup Tribe) As the calendar closes on a year that saw the owner of the Electron Dam come under fire for actions during a construction project on the Puyallup River, the Puyallup Tribe is suing Electron Hydro, LLC. The Puyallup Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit against Electron Hydro over alleged violations of the Environmental Protection Act. During a cons...

Puyallup Tribe sues Electron Hydro for polluting Puyallup River with crumb rubber The Tribe claims the company repeatedly violated the Endangered Species Act, which protects Chinook salmon and other species that call the Puyallup River home. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 2:15 PM PST December 31, 2020 The Puyallup Tribe has filed a lawsuit against Electron Hydro, the owners of the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River, for endangering salmon by improperly using artif...

It’s time to get rid of the Electron Hydroelectric Dam on the Puyallup River that has been killing salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other fish for more than a century. It is so old that it escapes most regulatory oversight and would never be allowed to be built today.  A last straw came in July when the dam’s owners, Electron Hydro, placed nearly 2,500 yards of old, degraded and unapproved artificial turf in the river to cushion the liner of a new diversion channel. The channel wa...