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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...
EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders

EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders

August 31, 2022 | Petitions, Clean Water Act, Featured, Lawsuits, Puget Sound, Toxics, WA WQS, Washington

EPA Must Act on Toxics, Court Orders Washington State’s Dept. of Ecology Failed, Now EPA Must   A federal court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night to take the first step towards updating Washington’s water quality standards...
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...
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

New Toxic Standards Sought in Washington

New Toxic Standards Sought in Washington

February 22, 2017 | Advocacy, Lawsuits, Puget Sound, Toxics, WA WQS, Washington, Water Quality Standards

Lawsuit Seeks New Toxic Standards in Washington Waters to Protect Salmon Asserting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to bring Washington State’s water quality toxic standards out of the last century, an environmental group sued the federal...

Puget Sound aquatic species endangered by Federal Inaction

January 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Clean Water Act, Cyanide, Endangered Species, Lawsuits, Puget Sound, Toxics, WA Copper, WA WQS, Water Quality Standards

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Inaction To Evaluate Toxic Effects on Puget Sound Aquatic Species Federal inaction is putting threatened and endangered Puget Sound aquatic species and those in other Washington waters at greater risk, according to a lawsuit filed in Seattle...
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