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Cleaning up: Washington’s environmental cleanup law turns 30
We're celebrating 30 years of cleaning up Washington under our environmental cleanup law – the Model Toxics Control Act.
Get ready to "fall" for the orange sea pen
The orange sea pen resembles a colorful autumn tree waving in the breeze of moving water currents.
Be still, my heart (urchin)!
Unlike most sea urchins, which are round, heart urchins appear heart-shaped, elongate with a small depression at one end for the mouth.
Mercury waning: Online oversight reduces sales of devices containing toxic metal
Mercury is a neurotoxin that Washington banned in 2003. To ensure retailers don't sell mercury-containing items to Washingtonians, our product testing staff buys and tests products for compliance.
Baby, it’s cold outside
Before you fire up your wood stove, check for burn bans.
Puget Sound waters left sweltering after double punch from the drought and the Blob
Puget Sound waters were hit with a double-whammy. Late last year, "the Blob" was followed by an extremely warm winter, and the usual snowpack didn’t form in the mountains.
Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: What is the Problem with Nutrients?
Our third installment of Puget Sound Nutrient Watch focuses on Puget Sound's excessive nutrients.
Millions of jellyfish take the center stage for this month's Eyes Over Puget Sound
During Aug. 2015's Eyes Over Puget Sound monitoring flight, we saw massive blooms of jellyfish stretching hundreds of feet long.
Our taxonomists “name that species!”
Meet the two new taxonomists that recently joined the monitoring team, Dany Burgess and Angela Eagleston.
Eyes Over Puget Sound: More squishies, less crunchies
Abundant sun and unusually warm water temperatures fueled phytoplankton and zooplankton blooms in many areas during June 2015's marine flight.