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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a student loan servicer will provide about $45 million in debt relief and restitution to settle a lawsuit that alleged it deceived loan seekers and engaged in unfair practices.

Three dozen criminal charges have been filed against Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer Thom Fischer in connection with a 2020 spill of crumb rubber into the Puyallup River.

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

The charges stem from a construction project in 2020 that allegedly polluted stretches of the river with chemicals found in rubber that are toxic to fish.

Dept. of Ecology issues $742,800 in fines Aaron Kunkler   July 28, 2021   The Washington state Department of Ecology issued $742,800 in penalties of more than $1,000 or more from April through June 2021, including a $501,000 fine leveled against the owners of the Electron Hydropower Dam for water quality violations on the Puyallup River. Penalties are issued in cases where non-compliance continues even after Ecology has provided technical assistance or warnings, or ...

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SEATTLE — The Washington Department of Ecology has fined dam operator Electron Hydro LLC $501,000 for discharging discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River.

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...

Third suit filed against Puyallup River dam operator TACOMA (AP) — Environmental groups in Washington state have sued an electric utility company, alleging the company violated the Clean Water Act after turf polluted the Puyallup River during a construction project last year. Citizens for a Healthy Bay and Seattle-based Puget Soundkeeper Alliance filed a lawsuit last week against Electron Hydro LLC after crews placed a layer of turf in the bed of the river while working on the Orting hydropow...

Dam Operator Sued After Turf Released In Puyallup River March 16, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Environmental groups in Washington state have sued an electric utility company, alleging the company violated the Clean Water Act after turf polluted the Puyallup River during a construction project last year. Citizens for a Healthy Bay and Seattle-based Puget Soundkeeper Alliance filed a lawsuit last week against Electron Hydro LLC after crews placed a layer of turf...