Puyallup Tribe: Electron Hydro plea ‘doesn't come close to accountability'
(The Center Square) – The Puyallup Tribe does not think a $1 million guilty plea made by Electron Hydro and its Chief Operating Officer Thom Fische...
(The Center Square) – The Puyallup Tribe does not think a $1 million guilty plea made by Electron Hydro and its Chief Operating Officer Thom Fischer is enough, given damages caused to the Puyallup River. Fischer allowed workers to place artificial turf and crumb rubber that contain toxic chemicals into the riverbed in late July 2020, according to Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The river was diverted, which ripped the turf's liner and caused toxic debris to flow for two weeks. Ferguson's office recommended a sentence that totals $1 million, which Fischer agreed to on Feb.