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Puget Soundkeeper Alliance et al v. United States Department of the Navy et al

  1. January 29, 2020

    Navy, Wash. State Agree To Underwater Hull Cleaning Halt

    The U.S Navy agreed Wednesday to a decade-long moratorium on underwater hull cleaning of inactive ships in Puget Sound to end litigation brought by Washington state, environmental groups and the Suquamish Tribe that said the practice violated the Clean Water Act.

  2. April 23, 2019

    Wash. AG Can Enter Enviros' Suit Over US Navy Pollution

    A Washington federal judge agreed Tuesday to allow that state's attorney general to intervene in a lawsuit by environmentalists and the Suquamish Tribe claiming the U.S. Navy's process for cleaning decommissioned ships has heavily polluted a federal Superfund site on the Puget Sound.

  3. January 18, 2019

    Wash. Tells Navy To Address Pollution Or Face Lawsuit

    Washington will step into a lawsuit over the U.S. Navy's process for cleaning decommissioned ships unless it quickly agrees to clean up related waste, the state attorney general announced Thursday, accusing the Navy of releasing "50 dump truck loads" of pollutants into Puget Sound from one ship cleaning alone.

  4. June 15, 2017

    Navy Accused Of Violating CWA After Cleaning Retired Ship

    The Suquamish Tribe and a pair of nonprofit environmental groups asked a Washington federal judge Wednesday to stop the Navy from cleaning decommissioned ships at a federal superfund site on the Puget Sound, accusing the government of violating the Clean Water Act.