Toxic Dumping Is Killing Our Salmon

Puget Sound salmon are in crisis. Why? Because Governor Inslee and King County officials continue to look the other way while municipalities illegally dump millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Sound.

When I asked EPA Administrator Michael Regan about this today, he refused to use his authority to hold these polluters accountable. Instead, he said the “good thing” is that they plan to spend another $89 million cleaning up the Sound – without actually enforcing the water quality laws on the books. Watch:

Throwing more money at the problem won’t solve anything. The federal government has already spent millions of dollars to clean up Puget Sound, yet pollution and toxic conditions continue to kill fish. So no, this isn’t a “good thing.” Not while the state continues to issue the permits, and certainly not while this administration refuses to actually hold polluters accountable for their actions. 

It’s time to get serious about stopping this pollution at the source to save the Puget Sound salmon, and I won’t stop fighting to make sure that happens.

Recent Posts


Mar 20, 2024
Press

House Unanimously Passes McMorris Rodgers, Pallone Bill To Protect Americans’ Sensitive Data

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ)’s legislation to limit how data brokers share American’s sensitive information abroad. The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (H.R. 7520), which the two lawmakers led through the House Energy and Commerce Committee, […]



Mar 13, 2024
Press

McMorris Rodgers Leads House Passage of Bipartisan Bill To Protect American Data and National Security

Washington, D.C. – Today, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) helped pass the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (H.R. 7521) to prevent foreign adversaries, like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through applications such as TikTok. In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 352-65, […]



Mar 12, 2024
Press

McMorris Rodgers Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Girl Scouts’ 112th Anniversary

Washington, D.C. –  Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 112th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.  “Growing up in a rural community, the Girl Scouts helped give me the courage to dream big and teach me the skills I needed to […]