Environmental Protection Agency

(Runtime :59)When it comes to tank waste at Hanford in southeast Washington, cleanup has taken longer and cost more than most people ever expected.Now,…

A federal judge in Eastern Washington granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit thatinvolves over ten Yakima County dairy producers.

(Runtime 1:01)There is a new plan for cleanup at the contaminated Hanford site.The U.S. Department of Energy, the federal Environmental Protection Agency,…

(Runtime :54)The federal government is taking public comment over a proposed massive cleanup project on the upper Columbia River. The Environmental…

Processing sewage — it’s a dirty job for any city. One way governments choose to process that waste is through incineration. However, the process of burning that waste has to adhere to strict standards, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act.An aging incinerator the City of Lynnwood uses to process waste has become less efficient and beginning in 2020, fell out of compliance with those standards. Now, the city has paid a $550, 259 penalty to the EPA and will have to decommission the incinerator to comply with the standards.

(Runtime :56)The public can ask questions and learn about Hanford site cleanup during an upcoming meeting in Kennewick. It’s the first in-person Hanford…

It’s still warm in the afternoon on the edge of the Columbia River as water laps against the shore.A team of Environmental Protection Agency scientists…

The City of Tacoma approved land use permits to develop a warehouse in South Tacoma.The decision came April 21 after over a year of feedback from residents and public agencies expressing environmental equity concerns over the development.

It was a clear day in Tacoma on January 17, 1993. Commencement Bay was crowded with boats. Families gathered on boat decks and across North Tacoma sidewalks to watch the demolition of what was once the tallest smokestack in the world, the ASARCO smokestack that loomed over Tacoma’s waterfront for nearly 100 years.With the press of a button, a child, supervised by demolition experts, detonated the smokestack. People cheered, bought commemorative sweatshirts and Doug Taylor’s grandfather set off an air horn in celebration, nearly causing his father to topple off their boat.

The U.S. is regulating greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft for the first time. But critics are saying the rules will be ineffective. The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday the rules are being finalized after first being made public in July.