Ecology’s Water Quality Standards rule is not enough to protect Washington communities
…persist in the environment and build up in humans who eat fish, as well as apex predators like orcas and birds of prey. More than ninety percent of all fish…
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Take Action: Help Us Stop EPA From Rolling Back Washington’s Water Quality Standards
…fatty tissue, and are still being discharged in waste streams in Washington. PCB’s and Mercury commonly cause fish consumption advisories for most major waterways in our state, and our endangered…
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…concern in the ongoing cleanup of the Duwamish River Superfund site and have led to fish consumption warnings and closures. PCBs are also a key threat to Chinook salmon and…
Puget Soundkeeper statement on Washington Supreme Court decision in Seattle Iron and Metals Case
…hazard this pollution poses to aquatic life and to the health of Washington citizens, especially Native American peoples, who consume and commercially harvest Waterway fish and shellfish. To combat and…