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

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

Investigations focus on how underwater anode cables, which carry a low-level electrical current, might have killed fish — and how many of which species died.

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 .