"Four Years After Deadly Blast, Tesoro Mostly Unscathed"
"It was the state’s worst industrial accident in nearly 50 years."
Source: KUOW/NPR, 07/09/2014
Northwest (OR WA)
"Despite Decade of Protection, Resident Orcas Still in Trouble"
"It would be so much easier if the whales had faced just one problem."
Source: Seattle Times, 06/26/2014
"Washington Residents Rail Against Crude Oil Shipments"
"SPOKANE, Wash. — Numerous speakers told a state Senate committee Tuesday that they oppose the rapid increase in railcars carrying crude oil from the Bakken fields of North Dakota and Montana through the state."
Source: AP, 06/19/2014
"Rules Force Washington To Cut Emissions More Than Other States"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced strict new carbon emissions regulations. Washington state has the largest reduction target — about 72 percent overall."
Source: KUOW/NPR, 06/11/2014
Spokane: "Council Implements PCB-Free Product Preference"
"Spokane is taking what’s described as another big step toward improving water quality."
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review, 06/09/2014
Peace Group Calls for NEPA Disclosure on Construction at Bangor Base
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action wants higher courts to hear its argument that the Navy is required by the National Environmental Policy Act to disclose more information about the impacts of a nuclear submarine facility upgrade at the Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base in Washington state, especially the risk of explosion.
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"With No Federal Water, Pot Growers Could Be High And Dry"
"Newly licensed marijuana growers in Washington state may find themselves without a key source of water just as spring planting gets under way."
Source: McClatchy, 04/28/2014
OR Stops Disclosure of Oil Train Shipments After Oregonian Wins Release
"The Oregon Department of Transportation, the state’s rail safety overseer, says it will no longer ask railroads for reports detailing where crude oil moves through the state after The Oregonian successfully sought to have them made public."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 04/23/2014
"Klamath River Basin Pact Ends Decades of Water Wars"
"An agreement that settles decades of conflict over water in the Upper Klamath River Basin was signed today by officials from the federal government, the states of Oregon and California, tribal authorities and water users."
Source: ENS, 04/21/2014
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