By Sound News Reporter Clea Hersperger
We live in a “prescription happy” society, and now are seeing those pharmaceuticals enter our environment and hurt the ecosystem. Two bills tried to address the problem, but both are now effectively dead.
Both HB 1165 and SB 5279 - for the safe collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from [...]
By Puget Sound News reporter Emilia Ptak
So, you may be thinking, “what the heck do chickens have to do with Puget Sound?” And I will simply respond: “Everything.”
An interesting bill will be up for public hearing today that concerns the preservation of livestock and poultry diversity. Senate Bill 5002 is sponsored by Democrat Senator [...]
Although boat owners may not know where their $10.50 boat-registration fee goes after they finish writing the check, the state Legislature is considering adding the cause against saltwater algae to the beneficiaries of these fees.
SB 5412 would allocate 25 cents from each registration fee for a saltwater algae control account that specifically targets sea [...]
As our climate is changing, do you think architects in Washington should take responsibility for the impacts of the buildings they design?
Well according to the “2030 challenge”, the Architects American Council believes that state buildings should be using “net zero” fossil fuels by 2030.
During the month of March, decisions regarding the state energy [...]
By Sound News reporter Emilia Ptak
It’s a crisp and unusually sunny February morning at Meig’s Park. An eclectic bunch has gathered –high school students, property-owners, a group of young kids from the home school network, and plant experts- to tackle the pesky weeds dilemma afflicting Bainbridge Island.
Weed Warriors, a loose coalition of Bainbridge [...]
By Sound News reporter Erica Petru
A few weeks before today’s final edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Robert McClure’s desk in the paper’s newsroom was stacked with countless yellow notepads, books on the Puget Sound, files, papers, mail, and inspiring bumper-stickers saying things like “Democracy Depends on Journalism” and “Never Give Up.” It was strange to [...]
By Sound News reporter Jeanne Fulcher
Controversy has surrounded Glacier Northwest’s proposed gravel mine on Maury Island for several years. Maury Island’s aquifer provides clean water for homes on the island, and citizens are worried that the gravel mine has the potential to pollute the groundwater or use so much water that neighboring wells will dry [...]
By Sound News reporter Tye Rogerson
On the first day of 2009 Seattle banned the use of expanded polystyrene food containers from being used in restaurants and delis. The weaning process apparently needs to take a full year and a half. Why couldn’t we have a year and half to prepare for this economic collapse?!
Needless to [...]
I have read a couple articles recently about The Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and their recent litigation suit. One of the articles that lays it out very well is by Warren Cornwall. The Puget Soundkeeper Alliance is a group in the Puget Sound that uses the citizen lawsuit provision in the Clean Water Act to sue [...]
It’s the leading culprit in water pollution. Storm runoff has been a recent concern for the Puget Sound region, and when questioning who should be held responsible for the problem, local lawmaker and several environmentalists believe oil companies should.
According to KOMO News, HB1614 is a bill that would actually tax oil companies in an effort [...]
