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Daily Astorian
March 31, 2018
In a song-poem he composed with music provided by fellow Washington state resident and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, he dissects the ... a collection of essays from various authors about collective and individual responsibility in the face of climate change and environmental degradation.
WSU News
March 30, 2018
WSU has issued the 2017 Consumer Confidence Report on Drinking Water Quality for the Pullman campus. The US Environmental Protection Agency requires that public water systems issue an annual drinking water quality report to the users of the system. This annual report explains where the waterÃÂ ...
State of Reform
March 23, 2018
While Washington State as a whole has either better or equal health outcomes compared to the national average, the lowest ranked counties in the state ... In addition to health behavioral, social and economic factors and the physical environment, the report reveals significant disparities in access to care.
The Suburban Times
March 23, 2018
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) secured a number of major Washington state priorities in Congress's omnibus funding package. ... midterm elections from Russian hackers, investments in rural broadband, and funds for important environmental and economic programs throughout Washington state.
Daily Astorian
March 23, 2018
SEATTLE — Washington state will phase out marine farming of Atlantic salmon and other nonnative fish by 2022 under legislation signed Thursday by ... and health laboratories for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said he thinks “that Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the state of WashingtonÃÂ ...
Yakima Herald-Republic
March 22, 2018
Washington state will phase out marine farming of Atlantic salmon by 2022 under a bill signed Thursday, March 22, 2018 by Gov. ... genetic and health laboratories for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said he thinks "that Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the state of Washington poses a low riskÃÂ ...
The Heartland Institute
March 22, 2018
The state of Washington's latest attempt to pass a carbon dioxide tax has failed, with its sponsors withdrawing the bill from consideration. Senate Bill 6023 would ... Myers says Washington state politicians' efforts to impose a carbon tax are not primarily about protecting the environment. Instead, he says, theÃÂ ...
Q13 FOX
March 22, 2018
John Volpe, associate professor of environment studies at the University of Victoria, said this month that there are too many issues. ... supervises the genetic and health laboratories for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said he thinks "that Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the state of WashingtonÃÂ ...
Architectural Digest
March 21, 2018
But with the recent passage of a bill that aims to update state building codes to allow for taller, more extensive timber construction, Washington state hopes .... It'll take a few months to a year for the building code commission to determine exactly how (and how tall) timber structures in the state of WashingtonÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
March 21, 2018
Washington state's sales tax exemption for electric vehicles is expected to end sometime this summer after efforts to extend it stalled during the recent legislative ... Supporters say the tax break has helped grow the electric vehicle market in the state and provided economic as well as environmental benefits.
Islands' Sounder
March 21, 2018
The passage of SB 6269 marks another critical step forward to increase Washington state oil transportation safety. ... We are incredibly proud of the 31 senators and 67 house representatives who chose to represent the interests of our marine environment over the interests of a well-funded and powerfulÃÂ ...
WSU News
March 20, 2018
Patricia and Phillip Butterfield, both professors in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University in Spokane, have spent their careers focused on public health and the environment. As the founders of Winescape, a new winery on the outskirts of Spokane, they have a different focus:ÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
March 5, 2018
It provides a more positive environment in the home because there isn't as much stress on the family.” ... Under a five-year pilot, Washington state in September launched two initiatives for the Family Caregiver Support Program, including the tailored support program and Medicaid Alternative Care, withÃÂ ...
Daily Astorian
February 28, 2018
The Washington state Attorney General's Office has filed misdemeanor charges against the owner of the Hero, a derelict research vessel that sank on the ... The suit was filed by an environmental protection unit that state Attorney General Bob Ferguson formed to investigate and prosecute environmentalÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 28, 2018
BNSF Railway and five environmental groups want to intervene on opposing sides of a federal lawsuit brought by developers of a coal-export ... Utah-based Lighthouse Resources, which operates coal mines in Montana and Wyoming, sued Washington state officials in federal court in Tacoma in November.
WSU News
February 26, 2018
Led by Washington State University planetary scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch, an international team studied the driest corner of South America's Atacama Desert, where decades pass without any rain. Scientists have long wondered whether microbes in the soil of this hyperarid environment, the most similarÃÂ ...
Bloomberg BNA
February 13, 2018
“The ban that Washington state legislators are considering would remove firefighting foams that are uniquely effective at combatting certain types of flammable liquid fires,” Bryan Goodman, a spokesperson for the FluoroCouncil, told Bloomberg Environment in an email. “Such a ban would be shortsightedÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 8, 2018
Washington state Senate OKs phasing out Atlantic salmon net-pen farming. Originally published February 8, 2018 at 2:57 pm ... “This risk is simply too great,” Inslee said. “It is no longer acceptable to the people of the state of Washington to expose our waters to the threat of Atlantic salmon net pens.”à...
SeaWestNews (blog)
December 31, 1999
The second, SB 6269, to increase Washington state oil transportation safety, underscores sound economic and environmental compromise. Both have the common goals of sustainability and the protection of shared waters. However, their passage towards becoming law differ starkly, given your hand inÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
First elected to the Senate in 2010 after serving in the House for three years, Nelson is a former banker and environmental activist. She also previously served as chief of staff for then-King County Councilmember Dow Constantine. Nelson led the party and its new one-vote majority through this year'sÃÂ ...
Smithsonian
December 31, 1999
Now, Washington state has banned Atlantic salmon farming. As John Ryan reports for NPR member ... Environmental organizations, however, worry about the impact of escaped fish on native Pacific salmon, concerned about competition for food and spawning grounds. After last year's net failure, someÃÂ ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
December 31, 1999
The federal government is demanding that the company building a giant nuclear waste treatment plant in Washington state provide records proving that the ... About 40,000 tons of structural steel is needed for the plant, to help prevent the release of radioactive and hazardous wastes into the environment.
Eckville Echo
December 31, 1999
Jay Inslee, B.C. Premier John Horgan and California Secretary for Environmental Protection Matt Rodriquez attend a news conference in Vancouver on Friday. ... Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna acknowledged Friday there are differences over the pipeline, but she said it was approved byÃÂ ...
Crosscut
December 31, 1999
Those are among the mixed environmental results from this year's whirlwind 60-day session of the Washington state Legislature — marked by a few environmental firsts but also some significant losses for the greens on climate change that go beyond their inability to pass a carbon tax. With DemocratsÃÂ ...
RailwayAge Magazine
December 31, 1999
BNSF Railway is asking to join a lawsuit against Washington state officials who blocked plans to build a coal export terminal. The Fort Worth-based ... In September 2017 Ecology denied a water quality permit, citing increased rail traffic among nine different adverse environmental impacts. DNR denied anÃÂ ...
The News Tribune
December 31, 1999
A coalition of environmental, labor and social justice groups is pushing forward with a citizens' initiative to put a price on carbon emissions. The groups said they submitted a proposed initiative Friday to the secretary of state. The move comes a day after a carbon tax bill pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee stalled inÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
In a settlement approved by the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, PSE has allocated $380 million toward closure costs that include cleaning up the .... “Water was always the primary environmental concern,” said Wally McRae, a rancher and cowboy poet who helped lead that fight.
KING5.com
December 31, 1999
The Washington State Senate has passed legislation to protect orcas and the state's marine waters where they live. Two bills that make ... The Orca Whale Protection Act (SB 5886) - which was declared dead last week in the Washington State Senate and then revived - passed with a 34-15 vote. It aims toÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
February 25, 2018
1/2 – FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, a man fishes for salmon in the Snake River above the Lower Granite Dam in Washington state. Three Republican U.S. House members from Washington state are criticizing Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for opposing their legislation that would prevent the breachingÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 24, 2018
In a strange bit of political infighting, the state's major environmental, labor and Democratic Party groups largely opposed the initiative. This year, the Legislature may go ahead and take the plunge. A carbon-tax bill sought by Gov. Jay Inslee is moving in Olympia, though its prospects are far from certain.
Seattle Times
February 22, 2018
OLYMPIA — Washington state House officials are reviewing an allegation of inappropriate behavior against state Rep. David Sawyer, D-Parkland, that may have created a hostile work environment. House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, wrote in a statement Wednesday that the allegation wasÃÂ ...
Longview Daily News
February 18, 2018
The governor is taking a wait-and-see approach to the results of additional environmental reviews before voicing either his support or opposition to the project, ... And just last week, the state of Wyoming announced it was considering suing Washington State over its denial of key permits for the MillenniumÃÂ ...
Climate Liability News
February 18, 2018
In the lawsuit, filed Friday in Kings County Superior Court, the plaintiffs allege that the state of Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee and several state agencies have known for a long time that younger generations are living in “dangerous climate conditions” but have acted with “shocking deliberate indifference andÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
February 16, 2018
SEATTLE – Environmental activists are suing Washington state, the latest state-level effort to boost use of renewable energy. Thirteen children backed by the non-profit Our Children's Trust filed a lawsuit Friday in Superior Court to force the state to end its reliance on fossil fuels. The only way to do so wouldÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 8, 2018
Washington state Senate OKs phasing out Atlantic salmon net-pen farming. Originally published February 8, 2018 at 2:57 pm ... “This risk is simply too great,” Inslee said. “It is no longer acceptable to the people of the state of Washington to expose our waters to the threat of Atlantic salmon net pens.”à...
The Hill
February 6, 2018
As Attorney General, my job is to enforce the law and protect the people, natural resources, and environment of my state, and I will use every tool at my disposal to do so,” Ferguson wrote. He noted that Zinke had granted an exemption from the plan to Florida, and that the same reasoning the Interior headÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 4, 2018
Even as the Trump administration has tried to bolster the fossil fuel industry, proposed oil and coal projects in Washington state have been undone again and again by a skeptical state government and the vigorous opposition from Native American tribes and environmental groups, which warn of spills andÃÂ ...
The Seattle Times
February 4, 2018
The termination comes just days after state investigators released a report blaming the net-pen failure on company negligence. Share story. By. Lynda V. Mapes. Seattle Times environment reporter. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has terminated Cooke Aquaculture's lease to operate AtlanticÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 3, 2018
Washington state $10-a-ton carbon-tax proposal takes key step in Legislature. Originally published February 2, 2018 at 8:31 am ... Lawmakers approved the legislation in a vote of the state Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee. For years Inslee has introduced ambitious plans toÃÂ ...
DeSmog (blog)
February 1, 2018
For the fourth time since July 2013, Washington state is requiring an analysis of the full climate impacts of a major fossil fuel project proposed within its borders. ... According to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Tacoma's initial environmental impact statement did not properly analyze the LNG project'sÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 1, 2018
The Washington State Department of Health has sent a strongly worded letter of concern to the U.S. Energy Department about elevated readings of radioactive contamination that state monitoring has found across the Hanford Site. The highest measurements were in November and December, according toÃÂ ...
The News Tribune
January 31, 2018
William A. Bulley, who served as Washington's last highways department director and the first Secretary of the Department of Transportation, has died. He was 92. His death from pulmonary fibrosis on January 19 followed that of his wife Sigrid on Dec. 6. She was also 92. Bulley served as director for theÃÂ ...
Daily Astorian
January 26, 2018
Representatives from the Washington State Labor Council, Columbia Legal Services, Washington Environmental Council, Washington Education Association and Washington State PTA endorsed the bill at the hearing. Farmers and pesticide applicators stressed they don't know four or more days inÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
January 25, 2018
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Crosscut
January 17, 2018
As the Legislature moves through the second of nine weeks in its 2018 session, these and other longstanding questions about environmental .... from Burien, seeks to give the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife civil authority to crack down on unpermitted construction in state waters — first,ÃÂ ...
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
January 17, 2018
John Dennis Spellman, the 18th governor of the state of Washington, died Tuesday morning. He had just turned 91 years old on ... generously offered them," she said. "We may have been from different parties, but we shared a common love for the great state of Washington, its environment and its people.
Electrek
January 15, 2018
Washington State leaves coal behind, but not its workers – After getting a permit to build a natural gas plant on the same site, the company has committed $55 million for community development (and the movement away from fossils). The coal plant employs about 300 workers, with an average wage overÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
January 9, 2018
Sitting in a tarpee erected outside the Capitol Building in the US state of Washington, seven Indigenous women and their supporters have vowed to stay put. ... Indigenous and environmental rights groups say the pipeline threatens native sovereignty and puts wildlife, as well as the land and sea along theÃÂ ...
The News Tribune
January 9, 2018
Republicans called Inslee's plan an unnecessary tax hike that is more focused on raising money than actually helping the environment. House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, said he has legislators working on environmental policy he believes won't have as much of an economic impact.
Seattle Times
January 8, 2018
Doug Ericksen says rumors of his appointment to a job with the Environmental Protection Agency are false and that he's running for re-election this year. ... Friday that the Ferndale Republican was appointed as the senior adviser to the Region 10 administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.
