Author: Bellamy Pailthorp

Electron Hydro and its CEO last year agreed to pay more than a million dollars in fines for their illegal use of artificial turf on the Puyallup River four years ago. At the time, it was the largest fine and restitution paid for an environmental crime in Washington state legal history, according to the state Attorney General’s office. The 2023 consent decree also included a guilty plea to a gross misdemeanor violation for operating an illegal hydraulic project in violation of the Clean Water Act.But the story doesn’t end there. On Tuesday, the owners of Electron Hydro will be back…