The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reported on a new “stormwater interceptor mechanism” being tested in our labs at the Center for Urban Waters. The article focuses on a product under development by a company based in Kitsap County. Read the full article.
June 12, 2014
New York Times features PSI’s forensic stormwater research
A June 12th article in The New York Times features a collaboration between the Puget Sound Institute and the City of Tacoma to curb stormwater pollution. PSI’s Director Joel Baker describes how “the forensic work of the scientists and the city have changed the ability to enforce antipollution laws.” Scientists at PSI and the Center for Urban Waters have been working closely […]
June 10, 2014
BirdNote features auklet recordings
Several Rhinoceros Auklet recordings from the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound are featured on the national radio show BirdNote this month. PSI’s Jeff Rice recorded the sounds during a trip to Protection Island with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The island is home to one of the largest nesting colonies of rhinoceros auklets in […]
May 29, 2014
PSI researchers collaborate with sewage-sniffing dog
A story in the May 29th Skagit Valley Herald features a study by PSI researchers to see if dogs can sniff out chemical contaminants in sewage. Dogs can tell the difference between human waste and that of other animals, and PSI researchers want to know if they can also identify the presence of human-created chemicals such as […]
April 15, 2014
Associated Press features caffeine tracer research
A recent article in the Kitsap Sun features a PSI-related study that uses caffeine as a tracer of human contamination in Puget Sound. The article was distributed by the Associated Press to dozens of news sites around the country. PSI and the University of Washington Center for Urban Waters have been collaborating with Kitsap County […]
April 1, 2014
PSI Visiting Scientist key advisor in halt to Japanese whaling
By Jeff Rice A March 31st ruling by the United Nations to halt Japanese whaling in the Antarctic draws heavily on analysis by PSI Visiting Scientist Marc Mangel, who served as an Independent Scientific Expert in the case. The Japanese government had argued that whaling in the region was primarily for scientific research, but had been challenged […]
June 24, 2013
Roof runoff study featured in the Peninsula Daily News
The Peninsula Daily News reported today on a joint study between the Center for Urban Waters and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center that analyzes toxic chemicals from roof runoff. Read the article: Marine science center seeks roofs for runoff study.
June 19, 2013
PSI Director featured in radio story about microplastics
PSI Director Dr. Joel Baker was interviewed about microplastics for a story airing June 19th on WYPR in Baltimore. Listen at: http://www.wypr.org/podcast/6-19-13-oceans-swimming-microplastic-particles …
June 13, 2013
Article in Kitsap Sun features PSI researchers
An article in the June 13th issue of the Kitsap Sun features the Center for Urban Waters/Puget Sound Institute research partnership with the Kitsap Public Health District. Read the article: Kitsap Sun: New method could reveal presence of human waste
May 30, 2013
Crosscut profiles PSI herring research; Kitsap Sun covers pollution study
PSI-related research was featured in two different articles in the press on May 30th. The Kitsap Sun featured PSI research in emerging contaminants, while Crosscut profiled a PSI herring study. Read the articles: Kitsap Sun: New water study could reveal human sources of pollution Crosscut: A thrill for Washington ecologists: New herring populations