SEATTLE — Puget Sound killer whales appear to be more contaminated than northern orcas because they’re eating salmon that is more toxic, a new study suggests. Researchers measuring the presence of ...

In 2024, 76% of tested WA beaches showed potentially unsafe fecal bacteria at least once. Jack Hyde, Titlow and Squaxin parks ranked high in contamination test days. Pollution sources in the ...

Eric Risberg / AP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling oysters harvested from Puget Sound in December, citing possible norovirus contamination. It’s one of several recalls to impact the ...

Nearly 8 out of 10 monitored beaches in Washington recorded at least one day of potentially unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in 2024, according to a national report from Environment America. The report ...

For the next few weeks, the state’s marine monitoring team will collect sediment and organism samples across Puget Sound EVERETT — Holding a hard hat decorated with a “Got Mud?” sticker, Sandy ...

Washingtonians flock to the state’s beaches on sweltering summer days to cool down. But a new report suggests that residents might want to double-check pollution levels before diving in to swim. About ...