pollution

Three of the most popular commercial shellfish fishing areas have been restricted for use, according to a new report, due to pollution making the shellfish unsafe for human consumption.

Gov. Jay Inslee is intent on fighting global warming and has proposed a enormous $12 billion plan to battle pollution and would "punish" the top 130 entities his experts say are pumping carbon into the atmosphere. The list includes businesses and universities that would be forced to buy carbon or pollution credits to operate -- like a pollution tax -- based on size, output of goods and s

The lawsuit is one of several filed against Yakima Valley area dairies, and was filed without  any definite evidence showing the dairy was directly responsible for high nitrate levels found in the area.

Rather ironic to send a public official to five different cities by spewing forth jet exhaust all over the East Coast.

Some call it the "dirty secret" of Obama's push for alternative fuels.

The blistering heat in the Mid-Columbia has brought with it more than just sun burns.

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