Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
The new water quality standards rule caves to industry pressure, leaving some of the most dangerous chemicals inadequately regulated. It trades prompt action for a continuation of the status quo and a continued threat to the health of Washington communities.
Being a standing witness is a powerful way to protect your local waterway. Rivers, streams and estuaries cannot stand up in a courtroom, and neither can the wildlife that depend on them, but we have the power to say something.
“In a lot of places the stream is just invisible,” said Carin Anderson, the Backyard …
The Clean Water Act empowers organizations like Soundkeeper to take action in situations where excessive pollution by corporate entities isn’t being handled by the agency in charge.
Puget Soundkeeper acted as the Puget Sound coordinator for the 2015 International Coastal Cleanup by partnering with non-profits, government agencies, businesses and community groups to support local cleanup efforts.
What do mussels know about what’s in our water? A lot, as it turns out.
This month, we’re celebrating—because Puget Soundkeeper won not one, but two legal victories that will reduce toxic pollution in our waterways.
When we do jump in, it’s a solid reminder of what’s at stake and what we must protect.
The new rule protects fewer waterways overall and excludes waterbodies across the country from federal protection without a legal or scientific basis.
If Arctic drilling goes forward, the repercussions will be felt both locally and far beyond Puget Sound.