CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY
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Mission Statement
The Center for Environmental Law & Policy’s is a statewide organization whose mission is to protect, preserve and restore Washington’s waters through education, policy reform, agency advocacy, and public interest litigation.
About This Cause
The Center for Environmental Law & Policy was founded by University of Washington Law School Professor Ralph W. Johnson in 1993 to serve as a voice for the public interest water resource management and preservation in Washington State. Professor Johnson recognized that water belongs to all of us, and that the Public Trust Doctrine should be used to protect this precious resource for humans, wildlife, and life itself. His scholarship on the Public Trust Doctrine has since provided the foundation for innumerable legal actions to protect each citizen’s right to clean water flowing in our rivers and streams. True to Professor Johnson’s vision, CELP has improved water laws in Washington State and protected rivers and streams throughout Western Washington and the Columbia River. Our mission is to protect and promote stewardship of the Washington’s freshwater resources – the rivers and aquifers – through public education, public agency advocacy, policy reform, and public interest litigation. The core of our work is based on the concept of the public trust doctrine – our waterways are held in trust by the state to ensure public access and use for navigation, environmental protection, recreation and aesthetics.