(July 13, 2016, 9:02 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington state appeals panel on July 11 affirmed the approval of a water right to operate a hydroelectric dam on the Similkameen River in north central Washington state (Center for Environmental Law and Policy, et al. v. The Department of Ecology, et al., No. 74841-6-1, Wash. App., Div. 1; 2016 Wash. App. LEXIS 1604)....