Category Archive:
Air/Water & Pollution/Toxins
- Chemicals target of state ban, December 05, 2005
- State meets all federal clean-air standards, December 01, 2005
- New facility aimed at ending fish farm woes, November 28, 2005
- State considers tighter oil-spill regulations, November 23, 2005
- Columbia River Estuary Report Card Mixed, November 11, 2005
- Powerful senator revives plan for more oil tankers in Sound, November 10, 2005
- Warm Oceans Threaten Caribbean Coral Reefs, October 25, 2005
- Seattle School Board Adopts Strong Pesticide Reduction Policy, October 13, 2005
- Energy bill triggers oil-spill fears in Puget Sound, October 04, 2005
- Orcas need cleaner Sound, more salmon, scientists say, October 04, 2005
- Increasing orca population is a sign we can save the Sound, September 20, 2005
- $10 billion price put on Sound cleanup, September 16, 2005
- South Seattle awash in PCBs, September 14, 2005
- Organic food protects kids from pesticides, researchers say, September 07, 2005
- Toxic burden for poor, minorities, August 29, 2005
- Toxic flame retardents found in bodies of Northwest women, August 25, 2005
- Cars replacing industry as leading polluters in Washington, August 16, 2005
- Air pollution increasing in Columbia River Gorge, August 12, 2005
- Duwamish crab, fish are unsafe to eat, state warns, August 04, 2005
- Federal Environmental Legislation - In the news, July 28, 2005
- Dozens of Chemicals Found in Most Americans' Bodies, July 22, 2005
- Seattle schools' drinking water still fails lead test, July 20, 2005
- Crackdown urged on mercury waste from dentistry, July 19, 2005
- Gregoire announces new focus on Puget Sound's health, July 18, 2005
- Risk-to-salmon warnings on pesticides are upheld, June 30, 2005
- Hanford safety panel to be created, June 28, 2005
- Whale Watching, June 22, 2005
- Radioactive contamination at Hanford is on the move, June 15, 2005
- Proposal would ban trio of toxins used in everyday products, April 15, 2005
- Statement by Rob Masonis of American Rivers on Drought in the Northwest, April 12, 2005
- Industrial pollution on the rise, March 29, 2005
- Priorities for a Healthy Washington Legislative Update, March 28, 2005
- REPORT: Home is Where the Harm Is, March 24, 2005
- EPA rules to cut mercury pollution fall short, March 16, 2005
- Drought could be declared in days, March 07, 2005
- Region needs to plan for droughts, researchers say, February 15, 2005
- Hanford waste treatment plant under way, February 11, 2005
- Coral concerns spur vast trawling ban, February 11, 2005
- Sunny days dry up hopes for an end to drought conditions, February 03, 2005
- A slow recovery for Puget Sound, January 19, 2005
- Governor Locke unveils Columbia River proposal, December 20, 2004
- Cascadia Scorecard Update - Gifts for the region that has everything, December 16, 2004
- Inquiry is urged into ability to react to big spill, December 07, 2004
- Spokane River Health Risk Advisories Given to Low-Income and Immigrant Communities in Spokane, December 06, 2004
- Hanford initiative put on hold, December 03, 2004
- Arsenic, lead taint soils at many 'child-use areas', November 29, 2004
- Scientists See Hope Amid Coral Doom and Gloom, November 22, 2004
- Region urged to get serious on oil spills, November 22, 2004
- US study links more than 200 diseases to pollution, November 15, 2004
- Voters approve limit on Hanford nuclear waste, November 03, 2004
- Cleaner boats: City of Seattle subsidizes biodiesel ferry fuel, October 19, 2004
- Subpoenas issued in oil spill; cleanup costs top $750,000, October 18, 2004
- Oil Spill Soils South Sound, October 15, 2004
- The Struggle to Reclaim Seattle's Only River, October 07, 2004
- Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across U.S., October 05, 2004
- Cruise ships to plug in to reduce pollution, October 01, 2004
- Northwest women contaminated with toxic flame retardants, September 29, 2004
- Protecting Our Oceans, September 16, 2004
- Seattle acts to clean up waterways, September 14, 2004
- PCB levels result in fish warning, September 01, 2004
- Hanford reaches milestone in cleanup of tanks, August 24, 2004
- Pollutants cause huge rise in brain diseases, August 20, 2004
- Earth Saving Tips - Environmentally Friendly Pest Control, August 18, 2004
- Agency helping fight invaders from the sea, August 12, 2004
- Elwha dam removal gets final go-ahead, August 06, 2004
- High mercury risk in fish raises alarm, August 05, 2004
- U.S. eases review of pesticides for endangered species, July 30, 2004
- Lack of Funds Delaying Toxic Waste Cleanups, July 29, 2004
- Northwest Cruise Ships Moving in Right Direction, July 23, 2004
- Surfrider Foundation Releases 2004 State of the Beach Report, July 22, 2004
- Radioactive Waste Shipments to Hanford Halted, July 20, 2004
- Oceans soaking up carbon dioxide, July 19, 2004
- Washington State likely to sue federal government over Hanford, July 09, 2004
- Hanford waste dumping will be scaled back, July 05, 2004
- Toxic Emissions Rising, EPA Says, June 28, 2004
- Winning the war on spartina, June 17, 2004
- Dwindling snowpack threatens water supplies, forests, May 06, 2004
- Heavy Use of Pesticides Found at Washington Schools, May 04, 2004
- Immediate measures needed to save oceans, April 21, 2004
- Favor Salmon Over Farmers, Panel Says, April 01, 2004
- 15th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 23, 2004
- Washington ranks high on human health, trails in energy efficiency and smart growth, March 10, 2004
- Washington Might List Orcas as Endangered Species, March 02, 2004
- Hanford Waste Cleanup May Have Human Price, February 26, 2004
- Toxic Flame Retardants Found in Puget Sound Women, February 24, 2004
- Rainwater Causes Sewage Dumping Into Puget Sound, February 19, 2004
- Court Stops Pesticide Spraying Along Salmon Streams, January 26, 2004
- Concerns Raised Over Farmed Salmon, January 09, 2004
- Environmental Victories this Holiday Season, December 18, 2003
- Seven key trends shaping the future of the Northwest, December 15, 2003
- EPA Decision Threatens Clean Air Act, November 06, 2003
- Sanyo develops corn-based CDs, October 22, 2003
- King County Metro Transit taking strides to help the environment, October 21, 2003
- New Navy Sonar Scientifically Linked to Whale Deaths, October 09, 2003
- Living With Toxins - Real Stories, September 22, 2003
- Columbia River Settlement Good News for Salmon, September 02, 2003