Last month, over 300 activists ventured to Washington’s capital to participate in the 17th annual Environmental Lobby Day. The impact of their efforts is now being revealed in Olympia.
The activists vied for legislators to approve specific bills that addressed four particular areas of concern in our state. The Environmental Priorities Coalition determined which bills they [...]

If you are interested in getting involved with the Puget Sound, but do not know where to start, People for Puget Sound are hosting some events this month.  People for Puget Sound is a “citizens’ group established in 1991 by Kathy Fletcher to protect and restore the health of our land and waters through education and [...]

By Sound News reporter Christina Madden
Boastful statements of lavish cruises and breathtaking sights often influence people to venture aboard a cruise ship.  Princess Cruises states “standing at the edge of a rainbow field of wildflowers, you admire nature’s quiet and epic majesty. Then, something stirs — a rustling in the brush as a huge moose [...]

By Sound News reporter Lyndsay Gordon
As of November 2005 the local Puget Sound orcas also known as the Southern Resident Community (SRC) are listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. NOAA was originally petitioned in 2001, but they declared the SRC insufficient to comprise a species, subspecies, or evolutionary significant unit. As [...]

By Sound News reporter Lyndsay Gordon
For the last ten years a rescue tug has been posted at Neah Bay and for the last ten years it has cost taxpayers approximately $3.5 million of tax payer money annually. This new bill would requires the oil, cargo, and cruise industries to pay for the tug boat [...]

By Sound News reporter Scott Nordquist
Imagine the alarm if all of your plastic bags united together and emerged from the depths of your kitchen drawer to form one super bag. For many Puget Sound residents this haunting thought has already become a reality.
A shocking howl rang out across the steps of the Capitol as [...]

It is amazing how 200 years can really change a place. This past weekend, I rode the train from Seattle to Portland. Long ignored and considered to be past its prime, my choice of travel was based on nothing more than sale fares on Amtrak. However, I would ride it again and pay three [...]

By Sound News reporter Clea Hersperger

Perfectly normal-looking herring swim through Puget Sound waters, but they’re not really swimming as quickly as you’d expect. Some herring are suffering heart problems due to exposure to pollutants. But we wouldn’t expect this from measuring pollutants, because the levels are so low.
Adult Coho salmon return to our [...]

By Sound News reporter Christina Madden
A dike, salmon and tide gates may seem like simple places and things for some people, but for Delta Farmers in Skagit Valley and the Swinomish Tribe members these words represent much more.
On February 26th I spoke with individuals from both sides of the controversy.
Salmon fishing is “a way of [...]

By Sound News reporter Jeanne Fulcher
 
Anyone who has ever eaten crab so fresh that it is boiled in salt water within an hour of being caught will tell you there’s nothing like it. Feasts of crab like this have been a tradition that brings my family together – grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and sisters. [...]