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Making Waves

Day: October 27, 2022

Making Waves Conversations: Laura Blackmore and Dennis McLerran discuss the 2022-2026 Action Agenda

Cover image for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda, which features a photo of Mount Rainier above the waters of Puget Sound, and an overlaid text banner that says, "2022-2026 Action Agenda for Puget Sound."

This episode of Making Waves Conversations features an interview with Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership, and Dennis McLerran, chair of the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council. In the interview, Laura and Dennis discuss what they find most exciting about the new Action Agenda and how it will help guide funding for recovery.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: A game-changer for the environment, people, and salmon

Screenshot from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law video, showing a river flowing through a canyon.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a game-changing boost to Puget Sound. This money will be invested in salmon recovery, transportation infrastructure, roads and bridges, and in helping to make Puget Sound more climate resilient. Watch our video to learn more about the impacts.

Toxics in Aquatic Life, a 2022-2026 Action Agenda Vital Signs target

A group of people hold a net in the water close to the shoreline of the Duwamish River. In the background, a tugboat floats next to a container ship.

Toxic chemicals in Puget Sound and the surrounding environment affect aquatic animals throughout the region. These chemicals can affect water quality and degrade habitat.

Ecology’s Toxics Reduction Program sets ambitious targets in the 2022-2026 Action Agenda

Photo of three members of the Washington State Department of Ecology's toxics reduction program, standing on a corsswalk outside an office building in Shoreline, Washington

An often unacknowledged but surprising aspect of modern life is that toxic chemicals are pretty much everywhere. We encounter them in common consumer products and building materials. Toxic chemicals are also used in manufacturing processes throughout a wide range of industries.

Making Waves is the Puget Sound Partnership’s online magazine. Making Waves features stories from the people protecting and restoring Puget Sound.

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