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December 2017
12/28
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Burn ban begins Jan. 1 in Eastern Washington
12/26
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Kenmore Air Harbor to help city manage invasive weeds in Lake Washington and Sammamish River
12/21
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Boots on the ground: Home from U.S. Virgin Islands with memento and more
12/20
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New Ecology guidance helps protect cleanup sites from climate change impacts
12/19
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Landowners fined for illegally pumping 500 million gallons from Odessa aquifer
12/19
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Ecology denies petition to begin rulemaking to establish nutrient wasteload allocations for a Puget Sound TMDL
12/15
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New website makes it easier to find state and federal funding
12/15
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Grants help local communities respond to oil spills quickly
12/15
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$21,600 fine levied for unpermitted development on Palmer Lake shoreline
12/15
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Burn ban continues in Methow Valley; expires elsewhere
12/14
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Clark County developer fined $17,000 for not protecting wetlands
12/13
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What the shell? The tusk shells are in a class all their own
12/13
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Cooke fined for water quality violations at Bainbridge Island net pen facility
12/07
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Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para los condados de Asotin y Klickitat
12/07
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Asotin and Klickitat counties added to Stage 1 burn ban in Eastern Washington
12/06
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Protecting the great Columbia River
12/05
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Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para el condado de Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Chelan
12/05
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Stage 1 burn ban extended and expanded in Eastern Washington counties
12/01
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Fase 1 de prohibición de quemar se establece para el Condado de Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas and Okanog
12/01
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Conditions prompt Stage 1 burn ban on Dec. 4 for Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas and Okanogan counties
12/01
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Ecology to fund almost $450,000 in water quality improvement projects
12/01
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Help chart the future of the Pacific coast
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November 2017
11/16
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State proposes plan for $112.7 million VW settlement
11/09
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Family trust agrees to restore Lake Osoyoos shorelines and wetlands
11/08
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Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: The Salish Sea Computer Model
11/06
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Environmental penalties for third quarter 2017
11/03
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Innovative Regional Septic Loan Program partnership wins EPA and local awards
11/01
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Testing for toxics
11/01
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Give your input on Washington’s first statewide water quality permit for wineries
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October 2017
10/31
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Are we ready for next big oil spill?
10/30
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Long-term environmental plan proposed for part of South Park Landfill site
10/30
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Latest Sumas-Blaine aquifer nitrate study sets the stage for large study in 2018
10/26
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Things that go bump in the night: the sea spiders look a fright
10/25
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Berry grower settles water use violations in Whatcom County
10/25
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New study finds widespread PFAS contamination – but also signs of progress
10/24
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Next phase of Port Gamble Bay cleanup is underway
10/19
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Aircraft interior maintenance company pays $37,996 settlement for waste violations
10/16
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Comments sought on Kent site investigation and cleanup options
10/13
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Draft plan designed to address ocean shoreline uses
10/12
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Electronics recycler fined $67,500 for violating dangerous waste laws
10/12
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Cu L8r, copper and zinc
10/05
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New rule to make Puget Sound a No Discharge Zone ready for public review
10/05
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Cleaning up: Over half of Everett Smelter Site residential yard cleanups done!
10/04
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Boots on the Ground: Staying mentally healthy during disaster deployment
10/04
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Ecology proposes new rule for managing public funds
10/04
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Updated greenhouse gas standards proposed for power plants
10/04
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State sends 60 conservation corps members to support hurricane response efforts
10/03
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Water today — water for the next hundred years
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September 2017
09/29
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Get ready to "fall" for the orange sea pen
09/26
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Four firms plan cleanup projects in Seattle’s Georgetown
09/26
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Key permit denied for Longview coal terminal project
09/25
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Mercury in retrograde: Tracking down a toxic threat
09/18
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Turning on the pumps
09/18
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New report assesses environmental impacts of the pesticide imidacloprid
09/13
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Landowner fined for oil spill to Sulphur Creek and Yakima River
09/11
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Boots on the Ground: WCC responds to Hurricane Harvey
09/08
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Eyes Over Puget Sound; Sunny, warm, and colorful
09/01
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West Point treatment plant fined and required to make significant investments
09/01
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$20,000 fine issued for failing to remove illegal bulkhead
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August 2017
08/31
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Ecology assesses penalty for PUREX powder
08/25
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Acquavella adjudication winding down
08/22
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Summary of environmental penalties issued second quarter 2017
08/17
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Yakima Basin water-rights case coming to a close
08/17
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Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: A new blog series
08/16
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Landowner fined $90,000 for destroying wetlands in Pierce County
08/11
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A moment in the sun for the common sun star
08/11
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Protecting shorelines for public and environmental benefits
08/10
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Tackling toxics leads to economic boon for Wenatchee
08/10
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Skagit County farm, Ecology settle irrigation fine
08/04
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Intalco fined for air quality violations
08/04
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Smoke chokes Washington – air quality worst in the nation
08/02
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Chehalis Basin Board holds special meeting Aug. 3
08/01
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Facility in Kenmore fined for dangerous waste violations
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July 2017
07/31
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Tacoma Smelter Plume: Reduced services for residents
07/27
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst: Increasing our readiness to respond to oil train spills
07/19
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A breath of fresh air...
07/14
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream cone worms
07/12
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The best solution is less pollution…
07/11
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State begins year-long air quality study in Quincy
07/11
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El estado inicia un año de estudio de calidad de aire en Quincy
07/07
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Now recruiting 300 environmental positions for Washington Conservation Corps
07/07
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Hanford contractor agrees to settle penalty for waste
07/06
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Our new Office of Chehalis Basin
07/05
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Cleanup work begins at polluted shipyard site in Bellingham
07/05
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We’ve come a long way baby…
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June 2017
06/30
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Federal report shows increased risk of tunnel collapse at Hanford
06/27
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Youth litter crews take to the roads to pick up trash
06/23
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Ecology has received a new request to use Imidacloprid to control burrowing shrimp
06/19
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Summary of environmental penalties issued first quarter 2017
06/16
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Tukwila company signs cleanup agreement
06/09
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Eyes Over Puget Sound: River flows above normal
06/08
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Updating the air permit for the Vantage data center in Quincy
06/08
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Actualización del permiso de aire para el centro de datos Vantage en Quincy
06/08
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Two permits approved for proposed Kalama methanol project
06/07
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New wetland bank approved in Vancouver
06/06
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Fishing boat owner fined for oil spill at Ocean Shores
06/06
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Dueño de barco pesquero recibe multa por un derrame de petróleo en Ocean Shores
06/06
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Washington water law protects your water resources
06/05
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Around the Sound: Ongoing and future restoration, redevelopment, and recreation
06/05
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Flora or fauna? The tube-dwelling anemone lights up the Sound with its "blooms"
06/02
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Review of options for Chehalis Basin Strategy completed
06/01
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Around the Sound: Port Gamble cleanup is catalyst for habit restoration and preservation efforts
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May 2017
05/26
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Updating the Coordinated Prevention Grants program
05/26
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Around the Sound: Port Gamble cleanup is a great success!
05/25
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Summer of high water expected along Okanogan River
05/25
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Un verano de altos niveles de agua a lo largo del Rio Okanogan
05/25
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Tacoma Smelter Plume: New Dirt Alert Videos!
05/24
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12 million pounds
05/17
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Runoff raising Osoyoos Lake and nearby river flows
05/16
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New local response plans help Washington communities prepare for train, pipeline oil spills
05/16
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Finding a balanced approach for aquatic plant management
05/10
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Washington state takes legal action against U.S. government after Hanford tunnel collapses
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April 2017
04/28
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Environmental review completed for largest proposed coal export terminal in North America
04/28
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Se ha completado la revisión ambiental para el propuesto terminal más grande en Norteamérica para la
04/27
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More time for public to comment on Tacoma’s Occidental Chemical cleanup
04/27
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New address for Ecology office in Vancouver
04/20
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Port Townsend mill fined $30,000 for air pollution
04/20
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Wanted: smoky wood stoves in Kittitas Co.
04/18
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Cowlitz County shoreline program up for state review
04/11
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Comments sought on Public Participation Grants
04/10
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WCC members serve local communities through AmeriCorps program
04/07
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We're over the moon for the moon snail
04/04
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Public invited to online conversation about Hanford
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March 2017
03/30
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Public can comment on draft permits for Tesoro project
03/27
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Source of mystery spill in Columbia River found
03/24
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Updating regulations for Children’s Safe Products Act
03/17
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Now hiring: Summer jobs for teens in Pierce and Thurston counties
03/17
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Commercial net pen aquaculture planning meeting March 23
03/13
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Now hiring: Summer jobs for Northwest Washington teens
03/08
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Se abre el periodo de comentarios para el borrador del informe acerca de la investigación de limpiez
03/08
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Comment period opens for draft report on Boeing Auburn cleanup investigation
03/03
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Changes proposed for stormwater, wastewater permit fees
03/03
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Summer jobs for Central Washington teens
03/03
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Trabajos del Verano para los adolescentes en el parte central de Washington
03/03
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The voucher sheet project
03/02
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Even on the 'dry side' we can have healthy streamsides
03/01
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Oil spill response workshop March 16 in Union Gap
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February 2017
02/24
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Goldendale’s updated shoreline plan ready for review
02/22
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Public hearing set for Tacoma’s Occidental Chemical cleanup site
02/17
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Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2016
02/17
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Burn ban expires in Kittitas County
02/17
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Burn ban extended for Okanogan County
02/16
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A day in the life of a WCC AmeriCorps member
02/14
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Stage 1 burn ban called for Okanogan and Kittitas counties
02/14
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Be still, my heart (urchin)!
02/03
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Contractor fined for construction runoff on Snoqualmie Pass
02/03
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Updated vessel study helps Washington prepare for (and prevent) oil spills
02/02
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Omak’s updated shoreline plan open to comment
02/02
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$4.7M in federal grants conserve our biggest set of wetlands yet!
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January 2017
01/31
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Clean water funding continues to support local communities
01/30
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Seattle metal recycler fined $64,000 for pollution discharges to Duwamish River
01/26
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Stage 1 burn ban called for Methow Valley
01/26
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Air quality conditions prompt burn bans in Klickitat, Kittitas, Chelan and Douglas counties
01/23
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Lakehaven Water and Sewer District fined $29,000 for sewage treatment violations
01/20
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Stage 1 burn ban called for Chelan, Douglas counties
01/20
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Pacific County shoreline program up for state review
01/20
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Penacho de la Fundidora Tacoma: Nuevo Material de Ayuda en Español
01/20
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Tacoma Smelter Plume: New Outreach in Spanish
01/19
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Ecology publishes first report on crude oil transported by rail
01/18
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Ecología actualiza el permiso de agua limpia que regula la contaminación con estiércol
01/18
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Eyes Over Puget Sound: A look at 2016 in photos
01/18
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Ecology updates clean water permit to regulate manure pollution
01/11
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Burn ban continues in Kittitas County; bans start in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille count
01/10
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Stage 1 burn ban called for Kittitas County
01/06
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Ring in the New Year with the black-eyed hermit crab
01/06
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Burn bans active in Stevens and Okanogan
01/06
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Watching the water supply
01/04
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New commercial fish farm (net pen) management tools being developed: Provide your input on project scoping by March 4
01/03
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Comments sought on updates to hazardous waste fee regulations
01/03
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Burning restrictions required in Stevens County
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