Puget Sound

When it comes to the health benefits of cold water dips, the hype is ahead of the science. NPR talked to researchers about what's true, what's not, and the latest on how to get the most out of it.

Pike Place Market offers a huge selection of seafood. But local chef Taichi Kitamura’s favorite seasonal offering only very rarely shows up at the market: local spot shrimp.

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.

Olympia’s Capitol Lake will revert to an estuary. That’s the expectation now that the state has released its final environmental impact statement. It says a return to tidal mudflats is the only way to meet state water quality standards.

Federal scientists have a few more clues about the lone beluga whale that was seen at various points around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea last month.

The Swinomish Tribe is filing another amicus brief this week, in support of a lawsuit against the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Environmental…

Capitol Lake in Olympia began as a picturesque reflecting pond has filled with sediment and deteriorated into a shallow haven for invasive species. It's future is now at the center of a debate and the subject of a new study by the state.

Saving salmon and steelhead in Washington state can seem like a mission with miserable prospects.But one nonprofit has made it into a game that they say…

Members of Congress who represent Puget Sound are pushing back against the Trump administration’s budget for 2019 in part because it would zero out all…

Stormwater runoff is the largest source of toxic chemicals entering Puget Sound. It happens when rain hits pavement and carries pollutants such as oil or…