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February 2012

• Movement to Banish Copper From Brake Pads Gains Momentum (NY Times)

November 2011

• Chemicals in Puget Sound come from diverse sources (Associated Press)
• Preventing toxic pollution key for protecting Puget Sound, new scientific assessment shows

October 2011

• Study provides glimpses of chemicals present in soil in state parks, some Seattle neighborhoods

July 2011

• Lacamas Creek, tributaries to run red as part of study
• Plan a trip to the beach with Ecology’s new online tool

June 2011

• Ecology invites feedback on 2010 assessment of marine waters
• Harmless, normal red-orange bloom showing up in Puget Sound

May 2011

• Ecology report: Snoqualmie River basin streams need shade
• State to begin water tests at public saltwater beaches
• New Ecology study refines understanding of toxic contamination in surface runoff
• Study finds PCBs are decreasing in the Spokane River, but are still at unhealthy levels
• Ecology study: Local programs can keep Bellingham creeks cool

March 2011

• Toxic flame retardants may be decreasing in Spokane River fish

September 2010

• Study finds Potholes Reservoir fish are safe

August 2010

• Puget Sound protection efforts get nearly $13 million boost from EPA science grants
• Study affirms state's aim to reduce perfluorinated compounds

April 2010

• New information available on toxic chemicals in Yakima River
• Health of sediments in Commencement Bay improving

March 2010

• State study finds pesticides in salmon streams but at mostly low levels

January 2010

• New underwater instrument near Mukilteo displays real-time, online data about Puget Sound