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Seattle offers to change dam operations on 'sacred' stretch of the Skagit River Seattle City Light executives announced its latest plans in an effort to get its Skagit River dams relicensed for up to 50 years. Author: Susannah Frame Updated: 2:38 PM PDT April 8, 2021 SEATTLE — After 100 years of dewatering a three-mile portion of the Skagit River where it used to flow freely, Seattle City Light on Wednesday pledged to put water back into what is referred to as the Gorge bypass reach. “It is our intent to re-water that reach and not wait for the new license...

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe: Seattle’s Skagit River dams put treaty rights at risk Seattle City Light's hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River were built on the Upper Skagit's ancestral lands, but the tribe was never consulted about the project. Author: Susannah Frame Updated: 8:06 PM PDT April 6, 2021 SEATTLE — A small, rural Indian tribe based in Sedro-Woolley accuses the city of Seattle of degrading its culture, identity, and federally-protected treaty rights. The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, according to historians, has inhabited the Skagit Valley along th...

Seattle’s Skagit River dams hurt salmon, orcas and Native American culture, agencies say A new KING 5 investigation "Skagit, River of Light and Loss" reveals cost-effective electricity generated for the city of Seattle comes at a price. Author: Susannah Frame Updated: 12:54 PM PST February 20, 2021 Residents of Seattle enjoy some of the most affordable electricity in the country, but the city-owned utility that generates that power is accused of harnessing cost-effective electricity on the backs of Puget Sound salmon, killer whales and the way of life for Nat...

The provincial government is still considering proposed mineral exploration plans for the so-called “donut hole” between Manning and Skagit Valley provincial parks, years after it was first planned.

Sovereign citizen ideology embraced by Kinney son, mother in ‘red house’ legal fight: ‘This case is a political case’ Updated Dec 12, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 William Nietzche, 35, walked through his childhood bedroom on December 8, and pointed out the places where he said officers rifled through his belongings. Nietzche and six others were arrested to officers who arrived at the home early Tuesday morning. ”It’s devastating,” said Nietzche, who said his family is Upper Skagit. “It’s almost like a dream. Like a nightmare.”Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian Facebook Share In y...