Sound Transit’s New Line Blamed for Electrocuting Fish in Lake Washington

Federally protected Chinook salmon among dead fish under I-90 light rail

The discovery of threatened salmon among the fish killed has unsettled those who have fought to rebuild or save struggling salmon in the Lake Washington watershed.

Sound Transit’s new line blamed for electrocuting fish in Lake Washington

"That work identified a potential connection or correlation between fish mortality and localized portions of the bridge's cathodic protection system."

Lake Washington Fish Die-Off Near I-90 Light Rail Line

About 2,000 fish, including threatened Chinook salmon, died near Sound Transit's I-90 light rail line in Lake Washington, prompting a federal and tribal review.

Chinook Among Fish Zapped Dead By Sound Transit Light Rail Across Lake Washington

Paging Ben Goldfarb. The author of a recent book about road ecology has fodder for a new chapter on how our transportation network kills critters. The post Chinook Among Fish Zapped Dead By Sound Transit Light Rail Across Lake Washington appeared first on .