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Victory for Puget Sound

Victory for Puget Sound

May 26, 2023 | EPA, Featured, Lawsuits, Orca Whales, Puget Sound, Salmon, Toxics, Uncategorized, WA WQS

Victory for Puget Sound NWEA wins another victory for Puget Sound Northwest Environmental Advocates’ (NWEA) persistence means another victory for Puget Sound salmon and orcas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an unusual step in issuing a...
More Protections for Washington Waters Possible

More Protections for Washington Waters Possible

December 30, 2021 | Lawsuits, Clean Water Act, EPA, Orca Whales, Salmon, Toxics, WA WQS, Washington

More Protections for Washington Waters Possible Protections for Washington Waters    A federal court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to take the first step towards protecting endangered salmon, steelhead, and Southern Resident killer...
Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction

Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction

December 7, 2021 | Lawsuits, Algae, Dissolved Oxygen, EPA, Featured, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Orca Whales, Puget Sound, WA TMDLs

Puget Sound Endangered by Agency Inaction uget Sound Endangered by Agency “foot-dragging” – NWEA tells Federal Court Citing agency foot-dragging in cleaning up Puget Sound, NWEAÂ sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court...
Protecting Salmon and Orcas from Toxics

Protecting Salmon and Orcas from Toxics

September 19, 2020 | Orca Whales, Clean Water Act, Puget Sound, Salmon, WA WQS

Federal Lawsuit Will Seek to Protect Puget Sound

October 1, 2016 | Washington, Advocacy, Clean Water Act, CZARA, Endangered Species, Lawsuits, NOAA, Nonpoint Sources, Orca Whales, Puget Sound, Salmon, WA CZARA

Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) is threatening two federal agencies with a lawsuit in 60 days over Washington State’s failure to control polluted runoff in coastal watersheds, including Puget Sound.  On asserted that the agencies were failing to protect...

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  • Court Wins for Puget Sound & Columbia River May 8, 2025
  • Stopping Tacoma from Harming Puget Sound Chinook Salmon April 7, 2025

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