As the world starts to pause and recognize the importance, and often perilous state, of its water supply–from massive islands of plastic drifting in the ocean, to industrial runoff and poorly managed waste polluting lakes and rivers–it’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed. But, as disturbing the image of animal tangled in our discarded waste is, one less visible contaminant continues to wreak havoc on

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Salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest are in decline, and that hurts the economy and the environment. In fact, this decline is severely affecting the local environment; including another endangered species — Puget Sound Southern Resident orca whales. Scientists say that these fish are the largest single change to the whale’s food supplies and are directly linked to their decline in recent decades. Endangered salmon runs mean that everything that these fish are linked to or have an impact on, from other species to our own economy, is threatened as well. Still think of salmon as just a dinner dish?http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/save-wild-salmon-future.html