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Tacoma City Council member joins state pipeline safety committee
Twenty-five years ago, the Olympic Pipeline ruptured in Bellingham, Washington, killing three people. In the aftermath, Washington state created its Citizens’ Committee on Pipeline Safety, meant to advise on regulation to keep communities around pipelines safer.
The committee still functions today, but Amanda McKay, who serves on it, said that increased interest and awareness of pipeline safety issues in the early 2000s has now fallen. Groups that advocate for pipeline safety and regulations, like her’s, want to change that.
Niños plantan cientos de árboles para refrescar Tri-Cities
El club Kids for Urban Trees planta árboles en la comunidad en Tri-Cities
Walla Walla Symphony raises curtain on new season, new director and new sounds
Dina Gilbert is the Walla Walla Symphony’s new music director and conductor. (Credit: Antoine Saito) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read On Tuesday, the Walla Walla Symphony will raise the curtain on
WSU laboratory identifies plague in Idaho mule deer
Pathologists at Washington State University have identified Idaho’s first documented case of a deer with the plague
Six Washington airports want to charge ahead preparing for electric aircraft
Washington airports have applied for federal grant funding to install electric aircraft charging stations, like this one in Vermont near the headquarters of manufacturer Beta Technologies. (Courtesy: Beta) By Tom
Programa de residencia ayuda a médicos a entender a pacientes hispanohablantes
Un programa de residencia médica en el centro de Washington pretende hacer más accesible la atención en salud a las comunidades rurales hispanas y latinas/x/e.
Residency program helps physicians understand Spanish-speaking patients
A health residency program in central Washington aims to make primary care more accessible for rural Hispanic and Latino/x/e communities.
Inside Othello’s ‘haunted’ Old Hotel
The shelves in each room of the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello, Washington, are stacked with an eclectic collection of local arts and crafts. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB)
A new WA law aims to get air support on fires more quickly
In the past, if a local fire department needed to use air support from the state, crews had to go through multiple agencies before resources would be deployed. But with legislation that passed unanimously last session, they can now call the resources directly.
The legislation — House Bill 1498 — was called a success by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Crews kept most of the state’s fires under 10 acres with initial attack success from air support, according to the department.
Tacoma police chief back after weeklong investigation
After a week of administrative leave, Tacoma’s police chief is back on duty.
Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli placed Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore on leave last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, Pauli wrote that she conducted a fact-finding investigation into personal use of a city asset. The statement did not specific what the city asset, or costs associated with it, were.
Centro de formación en Oregón enseña a técnicos eólicos de todo el país
Cuando Juan Flores empezó a trabajar en mantenimiento de turbinas eólicas hace 14 años, deseó haber recibido más entrenamiento. En uno de sus primeros días de trabajo, tuvo que subir una escalera de 90 metros. Pero nadie le dijo que descansara.
Unpacking Tacoma’s zoning changes, Washington’s middle housing push
The city of Tacoma is considering proposals to allow for more housing development, and different kinds of housing, in all residential areas. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:47)
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