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Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) has introduced legislation to protect salmon populations from a toxic chemical found in car tires.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 5931<\/a> would expedite Department of Ecology review and regulation of the toxic chemical 6ppd-quinone. Ecology would determine initial regulatory actions by June 2025 and adopt rules to implement those regulations by June 2026.<\/p>\n

6ppd makes its way into waterways through roadway runoff. Studies<\/a> have linked it to salmon mortality, and it is the most common killer chemical for coho salmon. The substance can kill coho salmon after only a few hours of exposure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe science is as clear as it could be,\u201d Salomon said, \u201cthis chemical is killing salmon at an alarming rate. We\u2019re spending billions of dollars to remove culverts which prevent salmon from accessing spawn areas, but this chemical is killing them before they can even make it to those culverts. We need to ensure that we aren\u2019t sabotaging our restoration efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to<\/a> the Environmental Research Institute of the States, 6ppd is the second most deadly toxin to aquatic creatures ever studied. Already, the Institute for Fisheries Resources and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen\u2019s Associations have filed a lawsuit<\/a> against tiremakers alleging that they are violating the Endangered Species Act by using this known toxin. Additionally, the EPA has responded<\/a> to a petition submitted by several Native American tribes, stating that it is \u201cnecessary to initiate\u201d risk management rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act \u201cto address the risk to the environment from 6ppd-q.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Salmon have immense cultural, commercial, and economic importance to our tribal communities,\u201d said Senator Claudia Kauffman, a member of the Land Use & Tribal Affairs committee and the first Indigenous woman to serve in the Senate. \u201cTribes have already called on the EPA to address the deadly risk posed by 6ppd. We need to do our part in Washington to protect our salmon populations from this toxin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI stand with our tribes in calling for the regulation of this chemical and the protection of our vulnerable salmon,\u201d Salomon said.\u201d We need to make our intent to regulate this chemical clear and let tiremakers know that they need to be working with us to find an alternative substance which doesn\u2019t present such serious risk to our salmon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, all vehicle tires contain 6ppd, which makes the tires flexible and slows their degrading. According to Professor Ed Kolodziej, whose team first discovered the toxicity of 6ppd, removing the chemical \u201cfrom motor vehicle products and focusing on the use of non-toxic chemicals \u2026 [is one] of the cheapest and most effective options,\u201d for ensuring the health of Washington\u2019s salmon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hopeful that this bill will allow the state of Washington to manage the risk of this chemical and make clear the dire need for a replacement,\u201d Salomon said. \u201cWe\u2019ve made important progress on salmon restoration; we need to keep at it and find a way to make our waters less toxic to Washington\u2019s fish.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill is scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 on Jan. 9. You can follow its progress here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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