to environmental issues in Puget Sound. Because of this population decline, there have been changes to the fishery practices, and an increase in petitioning...
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Puget Sound (/ˈpjuːdʒɪt/ PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULCH) is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins...
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South Puget Sound is the southern reaches of Puget Sound in Southwest Washington, in the United States' Pacific Northwest. It is one of five major basins...
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The environmental issues on Maury Island are linked to broader Puget Sound environmental issues, which include concerns regarding declining salmon and...
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, officially Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), is a United States Navy shipyard...
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The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1888. The institution offers a...
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The Puget Sound faults under the heavily populated Puget Sound region (Puget Lowland) of Washington state form a regional complex of interrelated seismogenic...
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Puget Sound salmon recovery is a collective effort of federal, state and local authorities and non-profit coalitions of universities, scientists, business...
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Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (category Regulation of chemicals in the European Union)
risk to DDT will continue to be an issue in Puget Sound especially because of the cultural significance of fish in this region. Persistent organic pollutant...
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planning issues. These included additional environmental mitigation required on the North Line due to railroad construction along the Puget Sound coastline's...
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fixed-guideway system in the future. The Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG), a regional planning organization, determined in a 1981 study that light...
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Commencement Bay (category Landforms of Puget Sound)
Commencement Bay is a bay of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The city of Tacoma is located on the bay, with the Port of Tacoma occupying the...
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Hood Canal (category Landforms of Puget Sound)
south of Admiralty Inlet in Washington state that some consider to be the western lobe and one of the five main basins of Puget Sound. It is one of the minor...
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and state agencies to address regional issues. The Puget Sound Regional Council serves the central Puget Sound region of Washington state. The region...
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the "Puget Sound Starts Here" public education program. Another notable local relief effort is the People for Puget Sound. People for Puget Sound is a...
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Maury Island (category Islands of Puget Sound)
tied island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by local homeowners in 1913. Before...
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Dave Upthegrove (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
leader on environmental issues and a rising star in the House." Upthegrove led high-profile environmental initiatives to clean up Puget Sound and to clean...
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Cedar River (Washington) (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
The Cedar River drains into Puget Sound via Lake Washington and the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The Cedar River originates in the Cascade Range near Abiel...
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Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle...
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Seattle (redirect from The weather in Seattle)
situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located...
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geography is varied and includes the lowlands around Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains; the highest peak in the metropolitan area is Mount Rainier, which...
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Southern resident orcas (category Puget Sound)
in the recorded oral tradition of the tribes in the Puget Sound with the story "The Two Brothers' Journey to the North", which was first recorded in the...
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Sinclair Inlet (section Environmental issues)
Sinclair Inlet is a shallow embayment in the western part of Puget Sound in Kitsap County, Washington, USA. It has a maximum depth of 20 meters. It is...
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White River (Puyallup River) (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
transferred to Puget Sound Energy. Recently, Puget Sound Energy sold the lake to Cascade Water Alliance (CWA). CWA is currently undergoing environmental studies...
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Jessyn Farrell (category Women state legislators in Washington (state))
while also authorizing the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure for expansions to light rail, bus, and commuter rail in the Puget Sound region. The $16.1 billion...
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National Estuary Program (category United States Environmental Protection Agency)
Unlike traditional environmental governance approaches, the NEP targets a broader range of issues and participates more effectively in local communities...
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grow geoducks in farms to meet an increasing demand has led to the growth of the geoduck aquaculture industry, particularly in Puget Sound, Washington....
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Lake Washington Ship Canal (category Buildings and structures in Seattle)
salt water inland sea of Puget Sound. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks accommodate the approximately 20-foot (6.1 m) difference in water level between Lake...
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Link light rail (redirect from Line 4 (Sound Transit))
light rail. In 1993, the state legislature formed a new agency, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (commonly known as Sound Transit), to...
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"unpredictable environmental degradation" suggests that their release into the Southern region of the Puget Sound should be avoided at all costs. In 2009, the...
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