Updating Water Quality Standards for Aquatic Life
After 30 years, Washington’s Department of Ecology (Ecology) has finally proposed updates to the Aquatic …
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Coalition Challenges Latest CAFO Permits
Ecology’s rewrite of industrial dairy permits endangers public health; threatens waterways, aquifers, ecosystems across the …
EPA Reinstates Science-Based Water Quality Standards
A victory for Washington’s water quality standards to protect public health, but more is needed …
Ecology Issues Permit Placing Washington Waters and Human Health at Greater Risk
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Files Appeal Seeking Stronger Controls, Sooner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 2021 …
Troubled Waters report shows polluters dumping into Washington waterways, in violation of Clean Water Act
Major industrial facilities illegally dumped dangerous levels of pollution into Washington’s waterways 55 times over 21 months, according to a new report by Environment Washington Research and Policy Center.
Federal judge rules EPA must protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards
Today, a federal judge imposed a tight deadline on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize new anti-pollution water quality rules aimed at protecting public health. The rules, often called fish consumption rules, must ensure that fish caught and eaten from Washington waters are safe for the most vulnerable and exposed populations.