Mastodawn

@MHowell Yes, more comprehensive coverage than the Times, which has been critical of Mayor Wilson's appointment of former EPA executive to head City Light instead of a "businessman [sic]." Hope this is the beginning of City Light decentralized grid building and ultimate dam removal on one of the most amazing rivers in the world. Thank you for the alert.
#justice #Climatejustice #UpperSkagitpeople #Swinomishpeople

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️May 13

Some of the best news today. Protecting the protectors of the Skagit River is long overdue, and one of Seattle’ most important responsibilities.
#Seattle #water #hydropower #Salmon #UpperSkagitpeople #SwinomishPeople #Skagit #SkagitRiver
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/4b-seattle-city-light-hydropower-deal-gets-mayor-wilsons-signature/

PhoenixSerenity Mar 19, 2023

#SwinomishPeople aka #PeopleOfTheSalmon , make up the federally recognized #tribe comprising the #CoastSalish people who are #descendants of the original tribes that lived in the surrounding areas. Their #culture is centered around saltwater resources, local flora, and fauna.
In 1991, the Tribe & BNSF signed an #agreement that #required the #railway company to #inform the #Reservation #community of the type of cargo contained on any #train
https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/pop-culture/bnsf-train-derailment-who-swinomish-indian-people-revealed-diesel-spill-strengthens-legal-case-railways

#Indigenous #FirstNations #PNW

BNSF train derailment: Who are Swinomish Indian people revealed as diesel spill strengthens legal case against railways

A BNSF train bound for Burlington derailed on the Swinomish Reservation in Anacortes, Washington, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, resulting in thousands of gallons of diesel spilling onto tribal land.

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