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Hanford managers and watchdogs hold public meeting to discuss current cleanup and future plans at the site
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Supporters say linking the programs could bring lower costs for companies and savings for consumers. Critics worry it could let some polluters off the hook.
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Washington state officials have declared a drought emergency in a dozen counties because of early snowmelt, a lack of spring rain and low-flowing streams.
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Caddisflies – the insects – are a key indicator species of the health of our region’s rivers and streams. And they’re out in force across the Columbia Basin this year.
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Three Native American tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral land in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation’s nuclear weapons complex.
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For years, people have been dealing with foul smells, loud noises, and blowing debris from two landfills in Yakima County. Now, the Washington Department of Ecology is helping with a new cleanup plan for one of those facilities.
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Washington state's first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million as companies, consumers and the Legislature get a glimpse of the cost of emitting greenhouse gases that are increasing climate catastrophes.
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A big list of carbon polluters in Washington is now subject to a cap and trade regulation system under the state’s Climate Commitment Act. The first auction was held Tuesday for permits to emit greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
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A ban on single-use plastic bags that was originally scheduled to begin on Jan. 1 will go into effect Friday across Washington state. The implementation was delayed amid pandemic-related supply-chain concerns.
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It’s back to the drawing board for state regulators, after the Washington Court of Appeals ordered the Department of Ecology to rework permits for…