Aronson said reducing noise pollution in the Sound is crucial to orca survival. Orcas use echolocation to locate their prey and communicate with each other. “We call orcas 'acoustic specialists.' ...

Puget Sound orca pod threatened by salmon decline The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species ...

Nonprofit Communities for a Healthy Bay filed a lawsuit against Husky Terminal and Stevedoing, LLC, one of the largest terminals in the Port of Tacoma, for allegedly polluting Puget Sound in ...

Lauren Lombardi's lawsuit was filed in federal court and claims the Blue Angels' 'sonic assaults' over Puget Sound caused the ...

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

The incident caused minimal fuel spillage, officials said, and firefighters placed flotation booms around the barge to prevent pollution from spreading.

This incredible state park in Washington doesn't get nearly as much rain as Seattle, making it an epic spot for your next camping trip on the Olympic Peninsula.

Because of Seattle's location on Puget Sound, the city is planning to increase its street sweeping program to $1.8 million in 2016 in an effort to reduce stormwater runoff pollution.

Continuing cold weather and rising air pollution prompted the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to declare a Stage 2 burn ban in Pierce County, effective at noon Tuesday, Dec. 13.