Clean water

Record levels of federal funding are coming to Puget Sound - for restoration and cleanup work. Congress passed an act last month that creates a Puget Sound Recovery Office within the Environmental Protection Agency, putting Puget Sound on par with other iconic waterways in the U.S., such as Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes.

This interview with the late Bill Ruckelshaus originally aired in March 2017. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Read a full obituary here.…

Rosalinda Guillen sits at the kitchen table in her childhood home, and wrinkles her nose. “Hey, this water stinks,” Guillen said.Guillen and her brother…

Communities concerned about marine health in Washington and British Columbia will take part Saturday in a Salish Sea Day of Action. The first-time event…

What does the amount of fish people eat have to do with whether big employers thrive in Washington state?Fish consumption is at the heart of the state…

Proposals to streamline permitting for development in and around state waters have some environmental groups worried. The groups are concerned the changes…

A major environmental group, People for Puget Sound, has been shut down by its board because of finances. The organization is being absorbed by two other…

One year ago this month, 9-year-old Rachel Beckwith died in a car crash and inspired people around the world to donate more than a million dollars to a…

Good news for those who love local oysters and clams: the state Department of Health says there’s been a steady improvement in water quality for nearly a…

Students journalists covering "Our Thirsty Planet," a symposium about water put on by Pacific Lutheran University’s Wang Center for Global Education, have…