https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sound-transit-has-a-dead-fish-problemContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sound-transit-has-a-dead-fish-problemhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sound-transit-has-a-dead-fish-problem#u63603Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:07:47 +0000Federal and tribal agencies are reviewing the deaths of approximately 2,000 fish in Lake Washington near Sound Transit's I-90 floating bridge light rail. The carcasses include threatened Chinook salmon. The deaths occurred near electrical anodes hanging into the water. Sound Transit has acknowledged the losses and is implementing system fixes while investigating the cause of the mortality.Why it mattersThe light rail line across the I-90 floating bridge opened in March 2026. It is the first light rail system of its kind in the world. The presence of threatened species increases the regula https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sound-transit-has-a-dead-fish-problemhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sound-transit-has-a-dead-fish-problem#u59469Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:56:42 +0000Sound Transit is investigating the deaths of approximately 2,000 fish in Lake Washington near its light rail bridge system. The deaths occurred near electrical equipment hanging into the water following the March 2026 opening of the rail line across the I-90 floating bridge. Sound Transit has acknowledged the losses and begun implementing fixes to the system while probing the exact cause of the mortality.Why it mattersThe light rail crossing of the I-90 floating bridge was a major transit milestone for Seattle. The current incident links the infrastructure's electrical components to envir