12-03-2002 Brown stuff a bummer for skiers: No snow on most of state`s slopes
A strong ridge over the Northwest is steering Pacific Ocean moisture away from the region, leaving us dry in what should be one of the wettest times of the year. Seattle Times Full Story

11-21-2002 Area`s defining waterway is a cesspool of pollution
State and federal protectors of the environment assure us that the wholesale dumping of toxic chemicals -- from Commencement Bay to Sinclair Inlet, from Hood Canal to the Strait of Juan de Fuca -- ended a generation ago. They tell us they have cracked down on overfishing, overbuilding and overflows from sewage treatment plants. The truth is, we`re still treating the Sound like a sewer. Seattle P.I. Full Story

11-21-2002 Sediment layers reveal a history of pollution
SEQUIM -- The history of a region can be told through faded photographs, old letters or yellowed news clippings. Eric Crecelius likes to tell the story of Puget Sound with mud. It`s all written on the seafloor. Seattle P.I. Full Story