Washington's Fish Consumption Pollution Standards Win Partial Approval From EPA
People who eat fish from Washington state waters will be protected by a combination of new federal and state pollution rules. Thats the outcome of a decision the Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleEnvironmental Group Sues Over Water Pollution In Washington State
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Washington state of failing to control water pollution along the coast and Puget Sound. Portland-based Northwest Environmental Advocates is...
View ArticleA Blob In The Ocean Means More Ozone In The Air
Remember the warm weather we had in 2014 and 2015? University of Washington professor Dan Jaffe says that was caused by a meteorological phenomenon known as "The Blob." The Blob was a region of really...
View ArticleSearching for the mysterious 'weir master' of Black Diamond
Our region’s rapid growth is straining our lakes, especially little lakes on the fringes of urban areas. When growth approaches, the communities around them aren’t always prepared to protect them from...
View ArticleWashington State Looking For Source Of Diesel Spill On Columbia River
Over the weekend a large diesel spill developed on the Columbia River near downtown Wenatchee , Washington. So far state officials haven’t been able to locate the source of the spill.
View ArticleSeattle's Gas Works Park About To Undergo Toxic Cleanup
Kite flyers, picnickers, and Ultimate players treasure Seattles Gas Works Park, whose famous towers and pipes were once part of a coal gasification plant on the shore of Lake Union that lit up early...
View ArticleVolkswagen settlement fuels a fight to phase out dirty old diesel engines
The decision by Volkswagen to cheat on diesel emissions tests means Oregon and Washington are in line for a big payday. The states plan to turn millions of dollars from the company’s settlement into...
View ArticleMega-Dairy Air Pollution Threat Puts Environmentalists On Alert
Boardman is best known to thousands of people for its roadside attraction: a sprawling tree farm along Interstate 84. Acres of poplar trees sprouted in orderly rows along the highway running through...
View ArticleMr. Floatie To Retire As Victoria Gets Off The Pot On Sewage Treatment
A thorn in cross-border relations between the northwestern U.S. and Canada is going away. And therefore so too is one of the best protest mascots in recent history. For more than a decade, a character...
View ArticleWest Coast Ocean Acidification Rates Among Highest In World
The United States is stepping away from the Paris Climate Agreement, but the consequences of climate change will be more difficult to leave behind. Take ocean acidification, a major emerging threat to...
View ArticleEvery time you wash a fleece, its fibers might be polluting a beach
If you put any fleeces in the wash lately, there’s a chance small pieces of plastic fibers from the clothing could be sitting on the sands of a Puget Sound beach. A recent University of Washington...
View ArticleHow is pollution connected to race and inequality? | terrestrial
The Trump administration has proposed cutting the EPA's budget by 30 percent. What does that mean for polluted communities in the U.S.?
View ArticleIf You're Eating Shellfish, You're Eating Plastic
Sarah Dudas doesnt mind shucking an oyster or a clam in the name of science. But sit down with her and a plate of oysters on the half-shell or a bucket of steamed Manila clams, and shell probably point...
View ArticlePeople Of Color Are Living With More Polluted Air Than Whites Are
Air pollution can contribute to asthma and heart disease. And it puts children at greater risk of developmental and behavioral problems. But not everyone is equally likely to be exposed to air...
View ArticleEPA ignoring 34 of the most toxic messes in the Northwest
Dozens of the worst hazardous-waste sites in the Northwest are not being cleaned up, for lack of personnel to do the job, according to a report from the inspector general of the U.S. Environmental...
View ArticleUnderground Fire Returns To A One-Time Landfill In Eastern Washington
It's not a Dumpster fire, but could be something far more serious: A fire may be smoldering under a landfill-turned-Superfund cleanup site in southeastern Washington. This fire is the second...
View ArticleTrump EPA promises fast action (but no more money) on toxic waste cleanups
Toxic waste cleanups in Renton and Portland are going to get renewed attention from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to an announcement from the EPA.
View ArticleMind Your Boat Speed, Leave Drone At Home Around Endangered Killer Whales
In Olympia, state lawmakers are considering stronger protections for the critically endangered population of resident killer whales.
View ArticleWill private rockets destroy the ozone layer?
Private space companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's Space-X are sending rockets into the upper atmosphere. Does more activity in space mean more pollution for Earth? That's a concern...
View ArticlePuget Sound salmon are ingesting drugs. Here's how that's hurting them
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes about a new study that looks at the impact of drugs picked up by juvenile chinook salmon in Puget Sound.
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