Environment
Environment
Washington Ecology Dept. Has Burning Desire To Clean Up Long-Smoldering Pasco Landfill
After nearly 20 years, a troubled landfill-turned Superfund site outside Pasco may soon have a final cleanup plan. Washington State Department of Ecology managers presented options Wednesday at a public meeting in the Tri-Cities. Continue Reading Washington Ecology Dept. Has Burning Desire To Clean Up Long-Smoldering Pasco Landfill
Seattle’s New Seawall Is Built To Help Salmon
The Seattle waterfront is getting a redesign to be friendlier to fish. The city is redesigning this area for migrating salmon, making it more like the shoreline that was here before there was a city. Continue Reading Seattle’s New Seawall Is Built To Help Salmon
For Many In The West, Year-Round Fire Season Means Always Living ‘Evacuation Ready’
More people are living in places that are prone to wildfires. That means during fire season, they live with the very real possibility of having to evacuate on very short notice. Continue Reading For Many In The West, Year-Round Fire Season Means Always Living ‘Evacuation Ready’
Study: Climate Change Hits National Parks Hard. North Cascades Is No Exception
Climate change is heating up national parks much faster than the rest of the U.S. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study that looked all 417 national parks, including those in the Northwest. Continue Reading Study: Climate Change Hits National Parks Hard. North Cascades Is No Exception
Will Hanford Workers Finally Be Safe From Toxic Exposure?
Last week, the state of Washington, a Hanford union and a Hanford watchdog organization said they have tentatively settled a three-year old lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy over workers being made sick from toxic vapors from Hanford’s underground tanks. Continue Reading Will Hanford Workers Finally Be Safe From Toxic Exposure?
As Western U.S. Grows, Water Use Declines Thanks To Better Toilets
Despite the growth of population in the western U.S., water use in cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego and Phoenix is going down. The reason? High-tech, low-flow toilets. Continue Reading As Western U.S. Grows, Water Use Declines Thanks To Better Toilets
City Fruit: Seattle’s Urban Harvest
Once upon a time when Seattle was smaller, orchards dotted the shores of Lake Washington. Today, many of those old apple, plum and fig trees… Continue Reading City Fruit: Seattle’s Urban Harvest
Report: Salem Knew For Years That Algae Could Threaten Water
When toxins from algae made Salem’s drinking water potentially hazardous earlier this year, the city was unprepared to deal with both the public relations fallout from the breach and the more concrete matter of helping citizens access clean water. Continue Reading Report: Salem Knew For Years That Algae Could Threaten Water
Once Making Nuclear Weapons, Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge Now Hosts Migratory Birds
The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on more than 5,000 acres of trees, wetlands and pristine rolling prairie about 16 miles northwest of Denver. It hosts 239 migratory and resident species, from falcons and elk to the threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. It also used to be the site of a federal nuclear weapons facility — and it’s reopening to the public this weekend. Continue Reading Once Making Nuclear Weapons, Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge Now Hosts Migratory Birds