Governor Inslee signs ground-breaking Washington State plastics and recycling bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17th, 2021 Contacts: Senator Mona Das, (360) 786-7692 Representative Liz Berry, …
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Puget Soundkeeper and Citizens for a Healthy Bay Announce Intent to Sue Over Pollution from Electron Dam
Puget Soundkeeper and Citizens for a Healthy Bay join Puyallup Tribe of Indians in sending Notice of Intent to sue to hold Electron Dam owners accountable for irresponsible discharges of artificial turf and other pollution.
Scrap metal facility, Seattle Iron & Metals, fails to meet pollution control deadline; will pay additional $90,000 to community organizations and implement corrective actions
Yesterday, Puget Soundkeeper and Seattle Iron & Metals Corp. filed an amended consent decree in the US District Court after SIMC failed to meet pollution control deadlines established in an initial settlement filed last year. To protect the health and welfare of Duwamish Valley residents impacted by air and water pollution from SIMC’s operations, Soundkeeper and SIMC negotiated a new agreement which requires SIMC to pay an additional $90,000 to community organizations to fund local restoration and pollution mitigation work.
Puget Soundkeeper, RE Sources, and Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Announce Alliance to Expand Puget Sound Protection Efforts
Today, RE Sources and the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team (DERT) will join Puget Soundkeeper in expanding the Waterkeeper Alliance in the Puget Sound portion of the Salish Sea. The expansion of the Waterkeeper Alliance in Puget Sound will enhance efforts to protect, preserve, and restore the waters of Puget Sound and its tributaries by increasing collaboration, partnership, and advocacy between these three organizations.
Tribes, Labor, and Environmental Advocates File Lawsuit as the Trump Administration Finalizes Dirty Water Rule
Today millions of streams and wetlands across the country lost protections as Trump’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule officially went into effect. This new rule dramatically decreases the waterways protected under the Clean Water Act.
New Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback of Human Health Water Standards
Puget Soundkeeper alongside regional tribes, environmental groups, water quality advocates and fishing organizations are going to court to fight the Trump administration’s latest effort to dismantle laws that protect Washington State’s clean water and public health.
Trump EPA Finalizes Rollback of Washington State Clean Water Standards
Media Statement on Trump EPA Rollback of Washington State Clean Water Standards Olympia, WA — …
Puget Soundkeeper Kicks Off Earth Month with Virtual Cleanups
Clean water advocates target neighborhood trash and inspire an online community of Cleanup Heroes with …
Boeing Cleans Up Its Act: Will Pay $750,000 and Implement Overdue Improvements to Tukwila Facility
Settlement reached with Puget Soundkeeper and Waste Action Project over Clean Water Act Violations TUKWILA, …
Suquamish Tribe, Environmental Groups, and State of Washington Reach Settlement of Lawsuit Over U.S. Navy Contamination of Puget Sound
Suquamish, WA – Today, the Suquamish Tribe, Puget Soundkeeper, Washington Environmental Council, and the State …