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Previous Issues
Being Frank
September 2019
Tribes Outraged by EPA Move to Roll Back Improved Water Quality Standards
by Lorraine Loomis Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington are outraged that the Environmental Protection Agency is advancing the agenda of a small group of industrial polluters to undermine public health, science and decades of hard work by rolling back … Continue reading
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July 2019
Politics, Not Science Behind Water Quality Rollback
by Lorraine Loomis I don’t know how you can be against clean water, but some of the industries in our state are. They have convinced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the water quality standards we established two … Continue reading
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June 2019
Fisheries Management More Challenging Every Year
by Lorraine Loomis Each April for the past 35 years, I’ve said the same thing: This was the most challenging North of Falcon process we’ve ever had. Every year that’s true as the tribal and state salmon co-managers’ job of … Continue reading
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May 2019
More Hatchery Fish Needed
by Lorraine Loomis The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) plans to strategically release an additional 50 million Chinook from its hatcheries this year to benefit starving southern resident orcas. Opponents of the proposal argue that we must choose … Continue reading
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April 2019
Puget Sound Is Not a Sewer
by Lorraine Loomis We must stop treating Puget Sound like a sewer if we are going to restore the fish, shellfish, wildlife and other natural resources it supports. That’s why we are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to … Continue reading
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March 2019
Proposed State Budget Underfunds Culvert Replacement
by Lorraine Loomis This column represents the natural resources management interests and concerns of the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Treaty tribes in western Washington are concerned that Gov. Jay Inslee’s two-year $54 billion budget now before the … Continue reading
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February 2019
Ruling Strengthens Habitat Protection
by Lorraine Loomis A recent Washington Supreme Court ruling has strengthened a state law aimed at protecting the waters, shorelines and streambanks essential to salmon recovery. The ruling also reflects the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the culvert case that … Continue reading
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January 2019
We’re Finding Common Ground for Salmon
by Lorraine Loomis The strength of the late Billy Frank Jr.’s vision and leadership is once again being called upon to help recover salmon in western Washington. Habitat, hatcheries and pinnipeds will be the focus of the Billy Frank Jr. … Continue reading
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December 2018
To Help Orcas, Eat Chinook
by Lorraine Loomis Don’t stop eating or serving chinook salmon if you want to help recover Southern Resident Killer Whales. It might make you feel better for a while, but it accomplishes little and makes recovering chinook even harder, by … Continue reading
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December 2018
Tribes Release Habitat Recovery Strategy
by Lorraine Loomis “As the salmon disappear, so do our cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads and we are running out of time.” These words of the late tribal leader Billy Frank Jr. become more urgent every … Continue reading
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