UW study finds toxins emanating from dryer vents
The sweet smell from your dryer vent could contain toxic pollution.A new study from the University of Washington found hazardous chemicals in the air after clothes were laundered with scented...
View ArticlePuget Sound 'tub' tainted by industrial residue of toxic dioxin
When you think about Puget Sound, a bathtub might not be the first image to come to mind.But that’s one way environmentalists and scientists sometimes describe it, because the shape of Puget Sound is...
View ArticlePersonal care products, pharmaceutical toxics found in Columbia River
RICHLAND, Wash. – Giant smoke stacks and industrial dump sites are no longer the only water quality problem on the Columbia River. A recent study has found that our day-to-day life has a major impact...
View ArticleAsian fires clouding Seattle's sunny skies
The smoky skies over Seattle are likely from Asia and not Western fires, says Cliff Mass, KPLU weather forecaster and University of Washington professor.In his blog post on the smoke, he said the air...
View ArticleGarbage from massive party closes popular Wash. recreation area
PULLMAN, Wash. – A popular recreation area along the Snake River near Pullman will not be open for Labor Day because it was trashed last weekend by hard-partying visitors.
View ArticleWash. Supreme Court says pollution tax constitutional
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The state Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state's existing hazardous substances tax, which was approved by voters in 1988, is constitutional.
View ArticleU.S. judge to rule on Canadian firm's dumping in Columbia River
YAKIMA, Wash. – A case involving cross border pollution of the Columbia River rests in the hands of a federal judge today. A Native American tribe and the state of Washington have sued to hold a...
View ArticleReport: More illness, shorter lifespans in Duwamish River valley
A new report shows residents of Seattle’s Duwamish River valley are exposed to more pollution, have greater vulnerability to pollution-caused illnesses and live shorter lives than residents in other...
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