Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
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.
“EPA’s actions appear to allow political pressure and magical thinking to trump science,” said Marc Yaggi, executive director of Waterkeeper Alliance.
“Protecting people from exposure to toxics in the fish we eat is not negotiable,” said Matt Baca, an attorney at Earthjustice, which represents a coalition of clean water groups across the state.
On September 19, hundreds of people at Alki Beach and Centennial Park will participate in the 30th annual International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest single day volunteer effort to clean up our beaches, lakes and rivers.
“Clean water and healthy seafood is the right of all Washingtonians,” said Chris Wilke, Executive Director at Puget Soundkeeper.
This month, we’re celebrating—because Puget Soundkeeper won not one, but two legal victories that will reduce toxic pollution in our waterways.
“This case is a victory for community oversight,” said Chris Wilke, Puget Soundkeeper and Executive Director.
EPA must now act to protect people who consume fish from Washington Waters On Friday …
The court’s ruling will tighten restrictions on wastewater discharges from BP’s oil refinery and set a precedent for industrial facilities statewide.