The Toxic Legacy of Seattle's Lost Cemetery
In 1912, gravediggers unearthed 3,000 bodies along the Duwamish River. What happened next speaks to its status today.
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In 1912, gravediggers unearthed 3,000 bodies along the Duwamish River. What happened next speaks to its status today.
The company once described the Duwamish, one of the country’s most contaminated waterways, as “a natural collector” for its wastes. The Port of Seattle and Boeing accuse each other of failing to pay their fair shares for the cleanup.
Is their presence a harbinger of environmental recovery? Don't assume so.
Otters’ ability to bear such a heavy contaminant burden suggests that a resurgence alone may not reflect the quality of an environment.
Everyone knows about the canary in the coal mine. Well, river otters ain’t that.