2016 News stories

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December 2016

12/28 Blog – Seeking farmers in Palouse watershed to help improve environment

12/28 News – Blaine, Everson shoreline programs up for review

12/21 News – Tyee Ranch owner fined $24,000 for illegal burning

12/06 Blog – Eyes Over Puget Sound: La Niña is here!

12/05 News – Sumner firm fined for vinegar spill into White River

12/02 Blog – Get winterized with the frost-spot corambe

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November 2016

11/17 News – Owners fined for sunken fishing vessel on Washington coast

11/14 News – Ecology Director Maia Bellon responds to EPA’s announcement on Washington’s water quality standards

11/03 News – Richland company agrees to $36,400 penalty

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October 2016

10/31 Blog – Having a bad hair day? The hair worms can relate

10/28 News – Environmental penalties for third quarter 2016

10/26 Blog – Innovative Water Solutions

10/24 News – White Center company to repay state for spill response in 2015

10/23 Blog – Money available for forest and farm land improvements in Spokane River watershed

10/20 Blog – WCC disaster response: Looking back on Louisiana

10/18 Blog – Reynolds Smelter Cleanup/Millennium Bulk Terminals - Longview Update

10/17 Blog – VIDEO: Finding solutions for the Chehalis basin

10/11 Blog – Sound-to-table? The sweet potato sea cucumber is a produce impersonator

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September 2016

09/30 Blog – Review our report on options to help the Chehalis River Basin

09/20 Blog – Tacoma Smelter Plume: 2016 Yard Program Construction Update

09/18 Blog – Affordable Clean Water Loans are a lifeline when your septic system fails

09/14 News – Washington adopts first-of-its-kind rule to combat climate change

09/09 News – Spills on State Route 520 west approach construction project prompt $22,000 fine

09/01 Blog – At Hanford, the alphabet soup is a real stew

09/01 News – Electronics recycler fined $444,000 for illegally disposing of dangerous waste overseas

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August 2016

08/22 News – Environmental penalties for second quarter 2016

08/19 Blog – Pea crabs, the ultimate unwelcome houseguests

08/19 Blog – Ecology Youth Corps get it done!

08/12 News – Newsprint company in Usk fined for air quality violations

08/11 Blog – Water quality declining in Whatcom County – but work is underway

08/11 Blog – Cleaning Up: Welcome to ‘the Neighborhood’ – Part 2

08/10 Blog – Cleaning Up: Work along Centennial Trail and Spokane River

08/04 Blog – Cleaning Up: Welcome to 'the Neighborhood'!

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July 2016

07/28 News – Washington state fines Volkswagen $176 million for violating clean air laws

07/15 Blog – Riddle me this: What is a glistenworm?

07/13 Blog – Innovative agreement highlights practices that are good for farms and the environment

07/08 News – City of Bellingham and Strider Construction fined for Padden Creek sewage spill

07/01 News – Industrial coatings firm fined $80,000 for dangerous waste violations

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June 2016

06/24 News – Response contractor, ag supplier settle hazardous waste violations

06/10 Blog – Making a stink: the Pacific stinkworm

06/03 Blog – Tacoma Smelter Plume: Recap of Tacoma Public Meetings

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May 2016

05/30 Blog – New report compiles information about Washington’s groundwater health

05/18 News – State environmental officials call on Congress to respect states’ role in chemical safety

05/11 News – Environmental penalties for first quarter 2016

05/10 News – Leavenworth excavator fined for bulkhead work in Wenatchee River

05/03 Blog – Shifting sands: The sand star is born to run

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April 2016

04/26 News – Port Orchard construction project fined $53,000 for water quality violations

04/18 News – Whatcom County farm fined $20,000 for polluting creek

04/01 Blog – The seed shrimp are more than meets the eye

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March 2016

03/21 Blog – The British Columbian Doto: Just another Northwest slug?

03/17 News – Contractor fined for construction runoff along I-205

03/02 Blog – Where there’s a quill, there’s a way: The slender sea pen

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February 2016

02/16 News – Water strategy proposed for Icicle Creek watershed

02/12 News – Drop-in open house set for Feb. 27 on Boeing Auburn cleanup investigation

02/12 News – Okanogan County’s shoreline plan open for comments

02/11 News – Comments sought on Pasco's shoreline program

02/11 Blog – The story beneath Kirkland's new Google building

02/11 News – Air quality worsens, prompts Kittitas Co. Stage 2 burn ban

02/09 News – Burn ban called for Kittitas and Okanogan counties

02/03 News – New state-led clean water rule proposed

02/02 Blog – 500+ acres of wetlands conserved this World Wetlands Day!!

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January 2016

01/29 News – Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2015

01/29 Blog – The cactus worm is on point and looking sharp

01/27 News – Stage 1 burn ban called for Kittitas County

01/25 News – Ecology sharing draft rules for transporting oil through Washington

01/24 News – Electronics manufacturer settles E-Cycle fine

01/24 News – $137 million proposed for clean water projects across Washington

01/22 News – Comments sought on Cle Elum’s shoreline plan

01/19 News – More opportunity for public input on Occidental cleanup site in Tacoma

01/13 News – Shoreline program for Island County approved

01/11 News – Burn bans lifted for Klickitat, Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties

01/07 News – Burn bans continue in Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties, added to Klickitat County

01/06 News – Ecology releases draft rule to cap carbon pollution

01/05 News – Skagit County farm fined for illegal irrigation

01/04 News – Burn ban extended for seven eastern Washington counties

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