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A toxic chemical is killing the Coho salmon

A toxic chemical is killing the Coho salmon

We have known for some time that one or more chemicals in our stormwater runoff kills Coho salmon, but haven’t known which specific chemical to blame.  Now, we do.   Teams of scientists from Washington State University (WSU), the University...

What’s the problem with stormwater runoff?

What’s the problem with stormwater runoff?

Imagine you are a Coho salmon.  You were born in a gravely nest called a redd in Longfellow Creek, a small stream that flows through a West Seattle neighborhood into the Duwamish River and then into Puget Sound.  Coho fry....

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