Governor Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic Salmon net pens in Washington State
Today Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed HB2957 into law, an act that will effectively ban …
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Puget Soundkeeper and Snohomish County reach settlement over management of stormwater pollution
On December 4, Puget Soundkeeper and Snohomish County filed a consent decree resolving a Clean Water Act case about the county’s management of polluted stormwater runoff.
Cargill and clean water advocates reach voluntary settlement to protect waterways near Ferndale, WA
Cargill Animal Nutrition and plaintiffs Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and RE Sources for Sustainable Communities have successfully negotiated and settled a Clean Water Act case over industrial discharges of polluted stormwater runoff at the company’s Ferndale facility.
First of its kind scorecard ranks cities and counties on managing Puget Sound’s largest source of water pollution
In a joint project, Puget Soundkeeper and Washington Environmental Council have released Nature’s Scorecard, a tool to keep cities and counties in the Puget Sound region accountable for holistic health and water quality planning.
Joint Statement on Washington CAFO Permit Appeal Settlement Negotiations
The parties to the appeal of the Washington Department of Ecology’s CAFO Permit have agreed to enter into settlement negotiations in an attempt to resolve ongoing litigation before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB).
Puget Soundkeeper, Washington Environmental Council, and Suquamish Tribe sue U.S. Navy over toxic release into Puget Sound
The Navy conducted a hull scraping of a decommissioned aircraft carrier without pollution controls or permits, releasing debris and pollution to Sinclair Inlet.