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December 2016
12/29
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Seeking farmers in Palouse watershed to help improve environment
12/28
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Blaine, Everson shoreline programs up for review
12/21
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Tyee Ranch owner fined $24,000 for illegal burning
12/06
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Eyes Over Puget Sound: La Niña is here!
12/06
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Sumner firm fined for vinegar spill into White River
12/02
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Get winterized with the frost-spot corambe
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November 2016
11/17
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Owners fined for sunken fishing vessel on Washington coast
11/15
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Ecology Director Maia Bellon responds to EPA’s announcement on Washington’s water quality standards
11/03
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Richland company agrees to $36,400 penalty
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October 2016
10/31
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Having a bad hair day? The hair worms can relate
10/28
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Environmental penalties for third quarter 2016
10/26
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Innovative Water Solutions
10/24
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White Center company to repay state for spill response in 2015
10/24
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Money available for forest and farm land improvements in Spokane River watershed
10/20
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WCC disaster response: Looking back on Louisiana
10/18
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Reynolds Smelter Cleanup/Millennium Bulk Terminals - Longview Update
10/17
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VIDEO: Finding solutions for the Chehalis basin
10/11
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Sound-to-table? The sweet potato sea cucumber is a produce impersonator
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September 2016
09/30
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Review our report on options to help the Chehalis River Basin
09/20
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Tacoma Smelter Plume: 2016 Yard Program Construction Update
09/19
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Affordable Clean Water Loans are a lifeline when your septic system fails
09/15
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Washington adopts first-of-its-kind rule to combat climate change
09/09
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Spills on State Route 520 west approach construction project prompt $22,000 fine
09/02
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At Hanford, the alphabet soup is a real stew
09/01
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Electronics recycler fined $444,000 for illegally disposing of dangerous waste overseas
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August 2016
08/22
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Environmental penalties for second quarter 2016
08/19
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Pea crabs, the ultimate unwelcome houseguests
08/19
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Ecology Youth Corps get it done!
08/12
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Newsprint company in Usk fined for air quality violations
08/12
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Water quality declining in Whatcom County – but work is underway
08/11
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Cleaning Up: Welcome to ‘the Neighborhood’ – Part 2
08/10
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Cleaning Up: Work along Centennial Trail and Spokane River
08/04
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Cleaning Up: Welcome to 'the Neighborhood'!
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July 2016
07/28
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Washington state fines Volkswagen $176 million for violating clean air laws
07/15
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Riddle me this: What is a glistenworm?
07/14
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Innovative agreement highlights practices that are good for farms and the environment
07/08
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City of Bellingham and Strider Construction fined for Padden Creek sewage spill
07/01
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Industrial coatings firm fined $80,000 for dangerous waste violations
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June 2016
06/24
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Response contractor, ag supplier settle hazardous waste violations
06/10
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Making a stink: the Pacific stinkworm
06/03
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Tacoma Smelter Plume: Recap of Tacoma Public Meetings
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May 2016
05/31
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New report compiles information about Washington’s groundwater health
05/19
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State environmental officials call on Congress to respect states’ role in chemical safety
05/11
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Environmental penalties for first quarter 2016
05/10
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Leavenworth excavator fined for bulkhead work in Wenatchee River
05/03
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Shifting sands: The sand star is born to run
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April 2016
04/26
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Port Orchard construction project fined $53,000 for water quality violations
04/18
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Whatcom County farm fined $20,000 for polluting creek
04/01
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The seed shrimp are more than meets the eye
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March 2016
03/21
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The British Columbian Doto: Just another Northwest slug?
03/17
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Contractor fined for construction runoff along I-205
03/02
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Where there’s a quill, there’s a way: The slender sea pen
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February 2016
02/16
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Water strategy proposed for Icicle Creek watershed
02/12
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Drop-in open house set for Feb. 27 on Boeing Auburn cleanup investigation
02/12
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Okanogan County’s shoreline plan open for comments
02/11
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Comments sought on Pasco's shoreline program
02/11
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The story beneath Kirkland's new Google building
02/11
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Air quality worsens, prompts Kittitas Co. Stage 2 burn ban
02/09
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Burn ban called for Kittitas and Okanogan counties
02/03
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New state-led clean water rule proposed
02/02
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500+ acres of wetlands conserved this World Wetlands Day!!
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January 2016
01/29
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Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2015
01/29
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The cactus worm is on point and looking sharp
01/27
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Stage 1 burn ban called for Kittitas County
01/25
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Ecology sharing draft rules for transporting oil through Washington
01/25
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Electronics manufacturer settles E-Cycle fine
01/25
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$137 million proposed for clean water projects across Washington
01/22
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Comments sought on Cle Elum’s shoreline plan
01/19
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More opportunity for public input on Occidental cleanup site in Tacoma
01/13
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Shoreline program for Island County approved
01/11
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Burn bans lifted for Klickitat, Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties
01/07
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Burn bans continue in Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties, added to Klickitat County
01/06
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Ecology releases draft rule to cap carbon pollution
01/05
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Skagit County farm fined for illegal irrigation
01/04
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Burn ban extended for seven eastern Washington counties
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