Category: Environmental
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The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced it will offer grants for emergency responders to purchase oil spill equipment and to help fill the gaps in preparedness. New routes and methods of moving crude oil have changed in Washington...
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The city of Vancouver, Washington, was fined $60,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) for spilling 600,000 gallons of raw or under-treated sewage into the Columbia River in 2017. The spills occurred on two occasions, the first being...
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It’s common knowledge that our Southern Resident killer whale (orca) population (74 whales as of December) is endangered and in dire need of assistance. In response, Governor Jay Inslee has recently proposed a $1.1 billion initiative to save the whales....
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It’s a race to save our southern resident killer whales from extinction and the limited availability of Chinook is deemed a contributing factor to their downfall. According to the Seattle Times, leading killer-whale scientists and researchers believe part of the...
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After a year-long collaborative process facilitated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, local agencies and organizations released a marine debris action plan to track actions that reduce marine debris throughout Washington state. These areas include...
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Not even a full month after Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned Atlantic salmon farming from state waters, British Columbia government officials began taking similar actions. Fish farm licenses are expiring in British Columbia (B.C.), and to protect wild salmon stocks...
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By Brianna King We Pacific Northwest boaters share the local waterways with some of the planet’s most amazing mega-beasts: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). Our relationship with these animals is dynamic, as are their often migratory lives. A few years...
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has implemented a voluntary no-go zone (no boating area) on the western edge of San Juan Island to protect the diminishing southern resident killer whale populations. The no-go zone will extend from...
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Marine areas 11 and 13 will remain closed for recreational, commercial, and tribal crabbing this summer, announced the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Marine Area 11 includes Tacoma and Vashon Island and Area 13 is South Puget Sound....
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