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Lawsuit Asserting the ‘Rights of Salmon’ Ends in a Settlement That Benefits The Fish

Inside Climate News · By Katie Surma · last updated
In an accord with an Indian tribe, the city of Seattle agrees to create passageways so salmon can swim upriver past three hydroelectric dams.

By Katie Surma

A landmark lawsuit filed by the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe asserting the “rights of salmon” has been settled, with the city of Seattle agreeing to provide passageways for the fish around hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. 

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