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Field Notes: Holding on to hope in Elliott Bay
by Sue Joerger I sit in my pickup truck, window down, stuck in traffic in …
Clean water advocates file suit to ensure protection of all U.S. waters under Clean Water Act
Exemptions in the Clean Water Rule are contrary to the best scientific evidence and the basic requirements of the Clean Water Act.
In wake of failed toxics legislation, clean water groups call on Governor Inslee to protect people who eat fish
Ecology must use its authority to keep toxic chemicals out of our food.
Blow it up, pick it up! Volunteers remove fireworks debris from Seattle waterways on July 5 as part of the Seattle Summer Sweep
Soundkeeper has organized the 5th of July cleanup of the lake after Seattle’s annual fireworks show since 1995.
Clean Marina Washington announces winners of the first Clean Marina of the Year competition
Shilshole Bay Marina has won in the Public Ports Category and Foss Harbor Marina in the Private Marina Category.
Summer Sweep draws hundreds of volunteers to clean up Seattle’s urban waterways
Over the years, Sweep has proven just how large an effect individual action can have on the health of urban waterways.
EPA waters down the Clean Water Act
The new rule protects fewer waterways overall and excludes waterbodies across the country from federal protection without a legal or scientific basis.
Field Notes: Green River
Today, the Green River travels from its headwaters near Stampede Pass through the cities of Auburn, Kent and Tukwila and the lightly industrialized Auburn/Kent Valley.
US EPA and Army Corps issue weak Clean Water Rule
“The final rule inexplicably rolls back protections for streams and rivers, which feed into our water supplies,” said Marc Yaggi, Executive Director of Waterkeeper Alliance.