
Appellant in One Seattle Plan FEIS Appeal Says Dismissal Paves Over Orca Recovery Efforts
SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, June 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The City of Seattle’s Hearing Examiner recently dismissed an appeal by wildlife advocate Jennifer Godfrey concerning the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the City’s growth plan, the "One Seattle Plan.” Godfrey’s appeal centered on the FEIS’s failure to assess impacts to Southern Resident Killer Whales from increased polluted stormwater runoff. According to the appellant this dismissal effectively removes the public right to …