The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington has won a Federal Regulatory Energy Commission to protect the sacred Snoqualmie Falls.
The FERC ruled last month that Puget Sound Energy must decrease the amount of water diverted to its two hydroelectric plants at the falls in May and June. The tribe says the diverted water affects the falls' mists and spray and prevents the tribe from practicing its religion.
The mist from 270-foot Snoqualmie Falls connects heaven and Earth.
Puget Sound is appealing the ruling.
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