Earth Economics cited in Seattle Times article on the Environmental Protection Agency’s attack on Washingtons’ water-quality standards View fullsize “Puget Sound and its ecosystems contribute up to $83 billion to the regional economy each year. If we were to treat the Puget Sound basin as an economic asset, its value would be a minimum of $243 billion, according to Earth Economics, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Framed in this way, assets extend far beyond the fishing industry and include natural assets, such as wetlands, rivers and forests, and goods such as timber and water.” — Hands Off EPA: Leave Washington's Water Quality Standards Alone Read This: Hands Off, EPA: Leave Washington’s Water-Quality Standards Alone Comment