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Environmentalists are applauding the state Department of Ecology, which announced it will conduct an extensive review of the proposed coal export terminal…
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Workers are back on the job at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s waste treatment plant. Work stopped this week when radioactive soil was found under the
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The City of Seattle continues to build its case against huge new coaltrains that would rumble through town if an export terminal is builtin Bellingham.The…
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Celebrating taxes is a pretty uncommon event, but the King County Council did just that yesterday to mark the 30th anniversary of a property tax and the…
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They’re slimy and cold-blooded.But conservationists say amphibians and reptiles are important indicator species – and some of the most endangered.Five of…
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A bill to establish a National Conservation Area that would give permanent protection 1,000 acres of unique landscapes in the San Juan Islands is wending…
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In the long saga to protect the northern spotted owl, it's now officially "owl vs owl."US Fish and Wildlife says the decline of the iconic northwest…
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With its delicate, bright-green leaves, it’s a beautiful plant to look at.And its medicinal qualities are well-known, but it requires huge amounts of…
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Washington State already has some of the highest oil spill readiness standards in the country – if not in the world.An update to those regulations is…
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Plans to upgrade a dilapidated old race track near Kent are sparking an environmental debate. The owners of Pacific Raceways say that to stay afloat, they…