2017 News stories

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December 2017

12/28 News – Burn ban begins Jan. 1 in Eastern Washington

12/26 News – Kenmore Air Harbor to help city manage invasive weeds in Lake Washington and Sammamish River

12/21 Blog – Boots on the ground: Home from U.S. Virgin Islands with memento and more

12/20 Blog – New Ecology guidance helps protect cleanup sites from climate change impacts

12/19 News – Landowners fined for illegally pumping 500 million gallons from Odessa aquifer

12/18 Blog – Ecology denies petition to begin rulemaking to establish nutrient wasteload allocations for a Puget Sound TMDL

12/15 Blog – New website makes it easier to find state and federal funding

12/15 News – Grants help local communities respond to oil spills quickly

12/15 News – $21,600 fine levied for unpermitted development on Palmer Lake shoreline

12/15 News – Burn ban continues in Methow Valley; expires elsewhere

12/14 News – Clark County developer fined $17,000 for not protecting wetlands

12/13 Blog – What the shell? The tusk shells are in a class all their own

12/13 News – Cooke fined for water quality violations at Bainbridge Island net pen facility

12/07 News – Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para los condados de Asotin y Klickitat

12/07 News – Asotin and Klickitat counties added to Stage 1 burn ban in Eastern Washington

12/06 Blog – Protecting the great Columbia River

12/05 News – Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para el condado de Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Chelan

12/05 News – Stage 1 burn ban extended and expanded in Eastern Washington counties

12/01 News – Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para el Condado de Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas and Okanog

12/01 News – Conditions prompt Stage 1 burn ban on Dec. 4 for Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas and Okanogan counties

12/01 News – Ecology to fund almost $450,000 in water quality improvement projects

12/01 Blog – Help chart the future of the Pacific coast

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November 2017

11/16 News – State proposes plan for $112.7 million VW settlement

11/09 News – Family trust agrees to restore Lake Osoyoos shorelines and wetlands

11/07 Blog – Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: The Salish Sea Computer Model

11/06 News – Environmental penalties for third quarter 2017

11/02 Blog – Innovative Regional Septic Loan Program partnership wins EPA and local awards

11/01 Blog – Testing for toxics

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October 2017

10/31 Blog – Give your input on Washington’s first statewide water quality permit for wineries

10/31 Blog – Are we ready for next big oil spill?

10/30 News – Long-term environmental plan proposed for part of South Park Landfill site

10/29 Blog – Latest Sumas-Blaine aquifer nitrate study sets the stage for large study in 2018

10/26 Blog – Things that go bump in the night: the sea spiders look a fright

10/25 News – Berry grower settles water use violations in Whatcom County

10/25 Blog – New study finds widespread PFAS contamination – but also signs of progress

10/24 Blog – Next phase of Port Gamble Bay cleanup is underway

10/19 News – Aircraft interior maintenance company pays $37,996 settlement for waste violations

10/16 News – Comments sought on Kent site investigation and cleanup options

10/13 News – Draft plan designed to address ocean shoreline uses

10/12 News – Electronics recycler fined $67,500 for violating dangerous waste laws

10/12 Blog – Cu L8r, copper and zinc

10/05 News – New rule to make Puget Sound a No Discharge Zone ready for public review

10/05 Blog – Cleaning up: Over half of Everett Smelter Site residential yard cleanups done!

10/04 Blog – Boots on the Ground: Staying mentally healthy during disaster deployment

10/04 News – Ecology proposes new rule for managing public funds

10/04 News – Updated greenhouse gas standards proposed for power plants

10/04 News – State sends 60 conservation corps members to support hurricane response efforts

10/03 Blog – Water today — water for the next hundred years

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September 2017

09/29 Blog – Get ready to "fall" for the orange sea pen

09/26 News – Four firms plan cleanup projects in Seattle’s Georgetown

09/26 News – Key permit denied for Longview coal terminal project

09/25 Blog – Mercury in retrograde: Tracking down a toxic threat

09/18 Blog – Turning on the pumps

09/18 News – New report assesses environmental impacts of the pesticide imidacloprid

09/13 News – Landowner fined for oil spill to Sulphur Creek and Yakima River

09/11 Blog – Boots on the Ground: WCC responds to Hurricane Harvey

09/08 Blog – Eyes Over Puget Sound; Sunny, warm, and colorful

09/01 News – West Point treatment plant fined and required to make significant investments

09/01 News – $20,000 fine issued for failing to remove illegal bulkhead

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August 2017

08/31 News – Ecology assesses penalty for PUREX powder

08/25 Blog – Acquavella adjudication winding down

08/22 News – Summary of environmental penalties issued second quarter 2017

08/17 News – Yakima Basin water-rights case coming to a close

08/16 Blog – Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: A new blog series

08/16 News – Landowner fined $90,000 for destroying wetlands in Pierce County

08/11 Blog – A moment in the sun for the common sun star

08/11 Blog – Protecting shorelines for public and environmental benefits

08/10 Blog – Tackling toxics leads to economic boon for Wenatchee

08/10 News – Skagit County farm, Ecology settle irrigation fine

08/04 News – Intalco fined for air quality violations

08/04 Blog – Smoke chokes Washington – air quality worst in the nation

08/02 Blog – Chehalis Basin Board holds special meeting Aug. 3

08/01 News – Facility in Kenmore fined for dangerous waste violations

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July 2017

07/30 Blog – Tacoma Smelter Plume: Reduced services for residents

07/27 Blog – Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst: Increasing our readiness to respond to oil train spills

07/19 Blog – A breath of fresh air...

07/14 Blog – I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream cone worms

07/12 Blog – The best solution is less pollution…

07/11 News – State begins year-long air quality study in Quincy

07/11 News – El estado inicia un año de estudio de calidad de aire en Quincy

07/07 News – Now recruiting 300 environmental positions for Washington Conservation Corps

07/07 News – Hanford contractor agrees to settle penalty for waste

07/06 Blog – Our new Office of Chehalis Basin

07/05 News – Cleanup work begins at polluted shipyard site in Bellingham

07/05 Blog – We’ve come a long way baby…

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June 2017

06/30 News – Federal report shows increased risk of tunnel collapse at Hanford

06/27 News – Youth litter crews take to the roads to pick up trash

06/22 Blog – Ecology has received a new request to use Imidacloprid to control burrowing shrimp

06/19 News – Summary of environmental penalties issued first quarter 2017

06/16 News – Tukwila company signs cleanup agreement

06/09 Blog – Eyes Over Puget Sound: River flows above normal

06/08 News – Updating the air permit for the Vantage data center in Quincy

06/08 News – Actualización del permiso de aire para el centro de datos Vantage en Quincy

06/07 News – Two permits approved for proposed Kalama methanol project

06/07 News – New wetland bank approved in Vancouver

06/06 News – Fishing boat owner fined for oil spill at Ocean Shores

06/06 News – Dueño de barco pesquero recibe multa por un derrame de petróleo en Ocean Shores

06/06 Blog – Washington water law protects your water resources

06/05 Blog – Around the Sound: Ongoing and future restoration, redevelopment, and recreation

06/05 Blog – Flora or fauna? The tube-dwelling anemone lights up the Sound with its "blooms"

06/02 News – Review of options for Chehalis Basin Strategy completed

06/01 Blog – Around the Sound: Port Gamble cleanup is catalyst for habit restoration and preservation efforts

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May 2017

05/26 News – Updating the Coordinated Prevention Grants program

05/26 Blog – Around the Sound: Port Gamble cleanup is a great success!

05/25 News – Summer of high water expected along Okanogan River

05/25 News – Un verano de altos niveles de agua a lo largo del Rio Okanogan

05/25 Blog – Tacoma Smelter Plume: New Dirt Alert Videos!

05/24 Blog – 12 million pounds

05/17 News – Runoff raising Osoyoos Lake and nearby river flows

05/16 News – New local response plans help Washington communities prepare for train, pipeline oil spills

05/15 Blog – Finding a balanced approach for aquatic plant management

05/10 News – Washington state takes legal action against U.S. government after Hanford tunnel collapses

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April 2017

04/28 News – Environmental review completed for largest proposed coal export terminal in North America

04/28 News – Se ha completado la revisión ambiental para el propuesto terminal más grande en Norteamérica para la

04/27 News – More time for public to comment on Tacoma’s Occidental Chemical cleanup

04/27 News – New address for Ecology office in Vancouver

04/20 News – Port Townsend mill fined $30,000 for air pollution

04/20 News – Wanted: smoky wood stoves in Kittitas Co.

04/18 News – Cowlitz County shoreline program up for state review

04/11 News – Comments sought on Public Participation Grants

04/10 Blog – WCC members serve local communities through AmeriCorps program

04/07 Blog – We're over the moon for the moon snail

04/04 News – Public invited to online conversation about Hanford

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March 2017

03/30 News – Public can comment on draft permits for Tesoro project

03/27 News – Source of mystery spill in Columbia River found

03/24 News – Updating regulations for Children’s Safe Products Act

03/17 News – Now hiring: Summer jobs for teens in Pierce and Thurston counties

03/16 Blog – Commercial net pen aquaculture planning meeting March 23

03/13 News – Now hiring: Summer jobs for Northwest Washington teens

03/08 News – Se abre el periodo de comentarios para el borrador del informe acerca de la investigación de limpiez

03/08 News – Comment period opens for draft report on Boeing Auburn cleanup investigation

03/03 News – Changes proposed for stormwater, wastewater permit fees

03/03 News – Summer jobs for Central Washington teens

03/03 News – Trabajos del Verano para los adolescentes en el parte central de Washington

03/03 Blog – The voucher sheet project

03/02 Blog – Even on the 'dry side' we can have healthy streamsides

03/01 News – Oil spill response workshop March 16 in Union Gap

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February 2017

02/24 News – Goldendale’s updated shoreline plan ready for review

02/22 News – Public hearing set for Tacoma’s Occidental Chemical cleanup site

02/17 News – Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2016

02/17 News – Burn ban expires in Kittitas County

02/17 News – Burn ban extended for Okanogan County

02/16 Blog – A day in the life of a WCC AmeriCorps member

02/14 News – Stage 1 burn ban called for Okanogan and Kittitas counties

02/14 Blog – Be still, my heart (urchin)!

02/03 News – Contractor fined for construction runoff on Snoqualmie Pass

02/03 Blog – Updated vessel study helps Washington prepare for (and prevent) oil spills

02/02 News – Omak’s updated shoreline plan open to comment

02/02 Blog – $4.7M in federal grants conserve our biggest set of wetlands yet!

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January 2017

01/30 Blog – Clean water funding continues to support local communities

01/30 News – Seattle metal recycler fined $64,000 for pollution discharges to Duwamish River

01/26 News – Stage 1 burn ban called for Methow Valley

01/26 News – Air quality conditions prompt burn bans in Klickitat, Kittitas, Chelan and Douglas counties

01/23 News – Lakehaven Water and Sewer District fined $29,000 for sewage treatment violations

01/20 News – Stage 1 burn ban called for Chelan, Douglas counties

01/20 News – Pacific County shoreline program up for state review

01/20 Blog – Penacho de la Fundidora Tacoma: Nuevo Material de Ayuda en Español

01/20 Blog – Tacoma Smelter Plume: New Outreach in Spanish

01/19 News – Ecology publishes first report on crude oil transported by rail

01/18 News – Ecología actualiza el permiso de agua limpia que regula la contaminación con estiércol

01/18 Blog – Eyes Over Puget Sound: A look at 2016 in photos

01/18 News – Ecology updates clean water permit to regulate manure pollution

01/11 News – Burn ban continues in Kittitas County; bans start in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille count

01/10 News – Stage 1 burn ban called for Kittitas County

01/06 Blog – Ring in the New Year with the black-eyed hermit crab

01/06 News – Burn bans active in Stevens and Okanogan

01/06 Blog – Watching the water supply

01/03 Blog – New commercial fish farm (net pen) management tools being developed: Provide your input on project scoping by March 4

01/03 News – Comments sought on updates to hazardous waste fee regulations

01/03 News – Burning restrictions required in Stevens County

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