Why water matters
From cities to rural and wild areas, Kevan Moffett wants to better understand the role of water on the planet.
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Salmon face double whammy from toxic stormwater
By Eric Sorensen, WSU News VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they swim in the stormwater runoff of urban roadways.
Puget Sound revitalization pursued by citizens, WSU Extension
It is estimated that 75 percent of contamination in the Puget Sound is unwittingly produced by citizens — via commercial wastewater, sewage treatment plants, stormwater runoff from roads and paved surfaces, construction and other activities.
WSU Puyallup to get “Green” retrofit
PUYALLUP – The City of Puyallup in partnership with WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center has been awarded a $1 million grant to retrofit the WSU Puyallup campus to significantly reduce stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff is a major source of pollutants in salmon-bearing waterways and ultimately in Puget Sound. The project will employ “green” development […]