Tagged: pollution

Water Pollution
12:00 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

The Business Of Toxic Fish

Credit Flickr Photo/Steve Snodgrass
What should be done about the state's water pollution?

 For almost 20 years Washington state's Department of Ecology has known that the state's water-pollution limits have meant some Washingtonians regularly consume dangerous amounts of toxic chemicals in seafood from local waterways. The Environmental Protection Agency has urged the state to fix the problem. The Department of Ecology was close last year when Boeing and other business interests began lobbying against the changes. Robert McClure from Investigate West uncovered the story through interviews and government document requests and he gives an update to Ross Reynolds.

Environment
5:10 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

New Report: Puget Sound Ports Curb Emissions

Air pollution from the major shipping ports in Puget Sound has decreased, according to a new report released Tuesday. The 300-page report compared emissions of diesel particulates, greenhouse gases and other air pollutants in five Puget Sound ports from 2005 to 2011. Overall, emissions have gone down.

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