North Cascades National Park is a remote area of wilderness tucked into northern Washington State. Below you’ll find the ...

Seattle City Light has a new plan to include fish passage on the Upper Skagit dams. The plan is required as part of the process of getting the dams relicensed by the federal government.

After years of legal challenges and a petition calling for dam removal from local tribes, Seattle City Light announced plans last week to upgrade its hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River with ...

Seattle City Light has released a new plan for managing three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. The dams provide 20% of Seattle’s electric power, and have been the subject of a series of ...

As part of the process to relicense the three Skagit River dams, Seattle City Light has committed to providing fish passage at each dam. Friday’s announcement comes after many licensing ...

The Tribe accused Seattle of misrepresenting its Skagit River dams as being environmentally friendly, and demanded the utility do more to protect fish on the river.

The legal proceedings come as Seattle City Light is in the process of relicensing its Skagit River dams with the federal government. A new license would last between 30 and 50 years. Negotiations ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Skagit County farmers and county leaders are working to head off proposals by Seattle’s power utility, Seattle City Light, that they said put their world-class farmlands ...

Gorge, Diablo and Ross dams form the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project and provide 20% of the energy for Seattle City Light, the city’s public utility. Seattle City Light is pushing back on ...

The Upper Skagit Tribe formerly had a permanent winter village along the Skagit River. Part of the land, northeast of Seattle, is city of Seattle property which includes the Gorge Inn, a dining ...

Unlike the Snake River dams, the Seattle City Light dams on the Skagit River provide no irrigation for crops, no navigation for commerce, no power to local residents, and no fish passage.

Unlike the Snake River dams, the Seattle City Light dams on the Skagit River provide no irrigation for crops, no navigation for commerce, no power to local residents, and no fish passage.