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Environment

Seattle’s Green Stormwater Goals

How to manage polluted runoff six times better.

The Real Story of Puget Sound’s Disappearing Herring

Rumors about local herring abound. Here's the scoop from the scientists.

How Coal Affects Water Quality: State of the Science

What we know about the impacts of coal handling on waterways.

Should the Harbor Porpoise Be the New Orca?

What a sentinel species might tell us about Puget Sound.

Are Rain Gardens Mini Toxic Cleanup Sites?

Here's what happens to the pollutants swept up in stormwater runoff.

How Salmon Could Save Us from Flood Damage

Endangered species -- and the courts -- could wean us off unsustainable building practices.

Top Ten (Sightline) Hits of 2012

The Northwest gets around.

The Last Reindeer in America

A remnant caribou herd in the Northwest.

Belly-Up Fish and Other Stormwater Mayhem

Clear examples of stormwater's nastiness could boost support for solutions.

A Green Stormwater Lesson from the Other Washington

DC comes up with a smart way to spread stormwater solutions.