Janette Brimmer, Attorney, Earthjustice: “The overall magnitude of the municipal stormwater pollution problem in Puget Sound dwarfs other sources. The development that lies at the heart of the stormwater problem is profoundly damaging to salmon habitat and the ability of salmon and orcas to recover from their endangered status in Western Washington.”

Chris Eaton, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “This administration has been acting as if the Deepwater Horizon disaster had no effect on the Gulf. We hope this long-overdue assessment will inject some accurate facts and science into the government’s offshore drilling decisions.”