"Lawsuit Says Army Corps Is Failing To Protect Marine Habitat"

"SEATTLE — Three conservation groups have sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, saying it fails to protect marine habitat because it doesn’t adequately regulate seawalls and other structures built along many stretches of Puget Sound shoreline.

Sound Action, Friends of the San Juans and the Washington Environmental Council argue in a lawsuit filed Monday that the federal agency should be evaluating many more so-called shoreline armoring projects than it currently does.

Shoreline armoring includes seawalls, bulkheads and other concrete or rock structures that prevent erosion and protect waterfront homes, but they also shrink beaches and damage spawning habitat for juvenile salmon, forage fish and other species."

The Associated Press had the story May 22, 2018.