water pollution

Washington’s salmon are “teetering on the brink of extinction,” according to a new report. It says the state must change how it’s responding to climate…

Endangered species in Washington will get a much-needed boost following the settlement of a major lawsuit about runoff and water quality. The case is…

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

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…

Washington is slowly moving ahead with a long-delayed plan to update its water quality rules. Tuesday's will be the first public meeting on Gov. Jay…

Industrial polluters dumped more than two million pounds of toxic chemicals into Washington’s waterways in 2012, according to a new report from…

Some residents in the Olympia area are concerned about dredged materials being disposed of in the Puget Sound. They say the Department of Natural…

How much fish is safe to eat? That’s the key question in a federal lawsuit filed today. The plaintiffs are trying to force stricter limits on pollution in…

The official estimate of how much fish people eat dictates the levels of pollution that are allowed, and a statewide coalition of clean water advocates…

Washington state House Democrats removed funds for a fish-consumption study from the final budget. That went against the wishes of one of the state's…