Now that the governor’s toxics bill is dead, now what do we do? Russ Hepfer...
Russ Hepfer is the vice-chair of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and sits on the Leadership Council of the Puget Sound Partnership. He explained in a piece published in the Peninsula Daily News why...
View ArticleIf you’re interested in local food, you have to wonder “Who wants to eat...
Two huge voices in the local food movement, Kevin Davis (co-owner and executive chef at Steelhead Diner and Blueacre Seafood) and Julie Kramis Hearne (cookbook author and former restaurant owner) wrote...
View ArticleEPA steps in and offers better water quality standards to Washington State
Details are still coming, but it looks like the federal Environmental Protection Agency is delivering some good news for Washington State: From the Longview Daily News: The U.S. Environmental...
View ArticleRoundup of EPA’s big announcement yesterday
KUOW: Feds Propose Tougher Clean Water Rule For Washington, Holding Line On Cancer Risk Chris Wilke, executive director of the non-profit Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, says controversy had swirled around...
View ArticleEating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer...
The Peninsula Daily News recently covered the release of a study that points out, unsurprisingly, that eating crab and other shellfish from Port Angeles Harbor could give you cancer: Eating a lot of...
View ArticleEPA should stay the course on water quality standards
Cross posted at NW Treaty Tribes “Stay the course.” It was one of our late chairman Billy Frank’s favorite sayings. It was his way of encouraging us to keep moving toward our goals, regardless of who...
View ArticleSeattle Times: State water-pollution proposals not tough enough for fish and...
Lynda Mapes in the Seattle Times put together a nice summation of where we are on the state’s proposed water quality standards released yesterday: The EPA’s version regulates more pollutants more...
View ArticleStatement by Lorraine Loomis, Chair, NW Indian Fisheries Commission,...
Statement from Lorraine Loomis: Draft water quality standards released today by Gov. Inslee are a step forward but not as protective as those already put forth by EPA. The treaty Indian tribes in...
View ArticleSpeak out on the state’s proposed water quality standards
There are two competing approaches on the table to protect human health through water quality standards in Washington State. The first was issued by the EPA in September, 2015, the other by the state...
View ArticleWhat treaty tribes are saying about clean water
Cross posted at Northwest Treaty Tribes Treaty tribes spoke out loudly against Washington state’s proposed new water quality standards. In summary, the standards aren’t nearly high enough. You can read...
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