September 1, 2025
Environment
September 2025
August 2025
August 25, 2025
Postal Service fined for hazardous waste at Seattle site — The state Department of Ecology issued a $33,000 penalty after inspectors found repeated violations in storing and disposing of dangerous materials at the Bulk Mail Center.
August 18, 2025
Shipping firm fined $32K for Puget Sound oil spill — Liberty Marine Corporation was penalized after a 2023 incident near Manchester State Park released 199 gallons of waste oil, which officials say was preventable and mishandled by the ship’s crew.
July 2025
July 21, 2025
11 wildfires burning across Washington — Four fires have surpassed 1,000 acres, including the Hope and Western Pines fires in Stevens and Lincoln counties.
July 14, 2025
More than 400 earthquakes recorded under Mount Rainier — Scientists detected over 400 minor tremors beneath the volcano on Tuesday, marking its largest earthquake swarm since 2009.
June 2025
June 30, 2025
King County sues Issaquah homeowners over illegal tree cutting for mountain views — Officials say more than 140 ecologically significant trees were felled in Grand Ridge Park, with $7 million in damages sought.
June 30, 2025
Western public land sale plan ruled out of order in Senate — The GOP proposal to sell millions of acres across 11 states was deemed ineligible for fast-track passage, but a narrower version is in the works.
Senate Republicans have revived a controversial plan to sell off up to 3.3 million acres of federal land in 11 Western states, including Washington, as part of a sweeping tax and spending bill backed by President Trump. The proposal, added by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to the Senate version of the “On...
June 16, 2025