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1995 News Archive

The following is a listing of 1995 environmental news stories from the WA State Department of Ecology. These include both formal news releases and items from ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS, a weekly publication of story ideas, tips, meeting reminders, and key contacts.

December 26, 1995 News Release

• Resolutions for the New Year

December 21, 1995 News Releases

• Ecology And Tacoma Company Reach A Settlement On Environmental Penalty
• Lewis County Fixes Sewer Problem Threatening Public Health

December 20, 1995 News Release

• Executive Director Hired For Lower Columbia River National Estuary Program

December 18, 1995 News Release

• What You Can Do For Christmas To Help The Environment

December 14, 1995 News Releases

• Ecology Asks For Public Input On "Impaired" And "Threatened" Lakes, Streams And Estuaries
• Ecology Appeals Decision On $250,000 Penalty For Raw Sewage Discharge

December 12, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• More Money To Control Aquatic Weeds Requested And More Money Offered Than Ever Before
• State Files Suit For Damage Caused By Longview Spill

December 7, 1995 News Release

• Water Connections Completed On 1200 Homes In The Yakima Railroad Area

December 6, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Grants $1.3 Million For Redmond Sewage Plant Cleanup

December 5, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Your Local Schools Could Get An Award For Recycling
• Lewis Conservation District Gets Grant To Continue Aquatic Weed Program
• Kitsap Conservation District Gets Grant To Identify Pollution In The Sinclair Inlet Watershed

November 29, 1995 News Release

• Tenyo Maru Restoration Committee Meeting Dec. 13

November 28, 1995 News Release

• Air Quality Improves In Most Areas; Focus Shifts To Maintenance Progress Briefings Slated For Seattle And Spokane

November 22, 1995 News Release

• Port Angeles Air Quality Forum Public Workshop

November 21, 1995 News Release

• More Money To Control Aquatic Weeds Requested And More Money Offered Than Ever Before

November 21, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Grants $80,000 To Seattle-King County Department Of Public Health For Hazardous Site Investigations
• Double-Wall Tanks Head Off Environmental Damage
• City Of Olympia Gets Grant Of $110,625 To Evaluate Stormwater Detention Ponds
• Skagit County Receives Grant To Monitor Water Quality In Samish Bay

November 17, 1995 News Release

• Special Meeting Planned To Discuss Restoration Of Resources

November 16, 1995 News Release

• Ecology To Explore Grass Seed Burning Alternatives

November 15, 1995 News Release

• New Assistance Center Makes Permit Search Easier

November 14, 1995 News Release

• Hazardous Waste Workshop Planned For Local Auto Repair Firms

November 13, 1995 News Releases

• What You Can Do For Thanksgiving To Help The Environment
• Youth Cleanup Crews Find 176 Tons Of Litter

November 6, 1995 News Releases

• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To North Mason Teacher
• Yakima Bottled Water Program Expanded To 9th Avenue

October 31, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Awards $90,000 Grant For Skamania County Shop Cleanup
• Ecology Grants $169,000 To Lincoln County To Close Harrington Landfill
• Ecology Awards $130,000 To King County To Help Monitor Water Quality
• Seattle Receives $250,000 Grant To Improve Water Quality
• Ecology Offers Grant To Protect And Improve Water Quality In The Columbia River

October 25, 1995 News Release

• Two Meetings Planned To Discuss Spill Cases

October 24, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Chrome Platers May Tune In Nov. 15 For Clean Air Act Update
• Ecology Grants $80,000 To Yakima Health District For Hazardous Site Investigations
• Washington State University Cooperative Extension Gets Grant To Reduce Nitrate Pollution
• Special Meeting Set For The Washington Coastal Protection Fund Steering Committee
• Low Income Residents More Likely To Live Near Waste Facilities
• New Dangerous Waste Rules Reduce Confusion And Improve Environmental Protection
• Public Comment Needed For Proposed Changes To Hanford Cleanup Agreement

October 24, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Offered Douglas County Sewer District No. 1 $5 Million To Improve Water Quality
• Pend Oreille County Public Utility District And Ecology Reach A Settlement For The Environment

October 23, 1995 News Releases

• New Dangerous Waste Rules Reduce Confusion And Improve Environmental Protection
• Chrome Platers Plan Nov. 15 Teleconference On Clean Air Act

October 19, 1995 News Release

• Low Income More Likely To Live Near Waste Facility

October 13, 1995 News Releases

• Ecology Awards $533,833 Grant For Foss Waterway Site Cleanup
• Ecology Awards $432,375 Grant For Port Of Pasco Cleanup
• Ecology Awards Final $432,570 Grant For Kent Highlands Landfill
• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To Monroe Teacher
• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To Okanogan Teacher
• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To Yakima Teacher
• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To Waterville Teachers

October 12, 1995 News Releases

• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To Quincy Teachers
• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grant To West Seattle Teacher
• October Is National Car Care Month

October 11, 1995 News Release

• October Is National Car Care Month

October 10, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Gives Emergency Money For Pe Ell's Environmental Health Advisory

October 9, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Awards Magic Apple Grants To Two Olympia Teachers

October 6, 1995 News Release

• Two Meetings Planned On Oil Spill Damage

October 4, 1995 News Release

• Ecology And Lewis County Issue An Environmental Health Advisory In Pe Ell

October 4, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Boise Cascade Corporation Fined By Ecology
• Ecology Fined Weyerhaeuser Paper Company
• Ecology Fined Aluminum Company Of America $24,500
• Crowley Marine Services Fined $15,000 For Oil Spill
• Ecology Fined Company For Failure To Report Oil Spill

September 28, 1995 News Release

• Environmental Impact Statement Required On Oil Facility

September 27, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Spill Response Team Gears Up To Remove Hazardous Materials At Pacific Aqua Tech

September 22, 1995 News Release

• Public Meeting Set On 200 Area Groundwater Cleanup At Hanford

September 14, 1995 News Release

• Wilkeson Gets A Big "STEP" Toward Improving Water Quality

September 13, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Orders Asarco To Protect Residents From Continued Arsenic Exposure
• Pump And Treat Project To Protect Columbia River
• Ecology Offers A Loan To Develop A Wellhead Protection Plan

September 11, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Orders Asarco To Protect Residents In Two Everett Households From Continued Arsenic Exposure

September 7, 1995 News Release

• Raymond And Ecology Reach Agreement On Protecting Water Quality

September 6, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Public Workshops Set On Biosolids Recycling Rule
• Lewis County Gets Grant And Loan For New Sewers
• Ecology Offered A $446,378 Loan To The City Of Medical Lake For Water Quality Protection And Improvements

September 5, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Reduces Environmental Penalty To Fruit Company

August 29, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Updated Hazardous Sites List Available
• Coupeville Offered $30,000 To Improve Water Quality
• Ecology Offered A $75,000 Loan To The Wollochet Harbor Sewer District To Protect The Environment

August 25, 1995 News Releases

• To Protect The Environment, Ecology Orders Seafood Company To Stop Surimi Wastewater Discharge
• Ecology Offers $71.3 Million In Grants And Loans To Improve And Protect Water Quality

August 25, 1995 Announcement

• Nonpoint Source Watershed Monitoring Workshop

August 23, 1995 News Release

• Vancouver Well Driller Loses License After Repeated Violations

August 22, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Board Upholds Most Of Penalty On Columbia River Spill
• Ecology Gives A Million Dollar Grant To Protect Environment
• Ecology Awarded $75,000 To Control Aquatic Weeds In Silver Lake
• Island County Health Department Gets A Grant For Nitrate Pollution

August 18, 1995 News Release

• Diesel Fuel Spills Into Mt. Pilchuk Wetland

August 16, 1995 News Release

• Callers Take Advantage Of Air Quality Response Line

August 15, 1995 News Release

• Ground Water Scientists Meet In Olympia

August 9, 1995 News Release

• Less Government Red Tape When Working Near Water

August 3, 1995 News Release

• Second Hearing On Mine Scheduled For Ellensburg

August 1, 1995 News Release

• Results Of A Draft Human Health Risk Screening Assessment On The Lower Columbia River Presented

July 28, 1995 News Release

• Hanford Plant Cleanup Will Reduce Risks And Save Dollars

July 25, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Grants Available For Public Involvement And Education
• Ecology Youth Corps Cleanup
• Ecology Issues Enforcement Order To Test Drinking Water For Chemical Contamination In The Yakima Railroad Area

July 21, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Issues Enforcement Order To Test Drinking Water For Chemical Contamination In The Yakima Railroad Area

July 20, 1995 News Release

• Public Meeting For Proposed Pipeline Storage Facility

July 19, 1995 News Releases

• State Offers Toll-Free Line For Air Quality Complaints
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Address Low Streams And New Uses In Okanogan Watershed
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Improve Water Supply In Little Spokane River Watershed
• Draft Report: Information Scarce On Water Supply Outlook In Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Improve Walla Walla Water Supply

July 18, 1995 News Releases

• Federal Agency Fined $120,000 For Illegally Transporting And Storing Dangerous Mixture Of Chemical Wastes
• NOAA And Ecology To Host Education And Volunteer Workshop

July 18, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Public Hearing On Wallula Recycling Facility
• Ecology Awards $352,500 Grant To Spokane County Water District
• Ecology Grants $80,000 To Southwest Washington Health District For Hazardous Site Investigations
• Redmond Yard Waste Program Benefits From Ecology Grant

July 14, 1995 News Release

• State Ferries And Ecology Join Forces To Protect Environment And Save Taxpayers Dollars

July 13, 1995 News Releases

• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Keep Excellent Fish Habitat In Wenatchee Watershed
• Draft Report: Streams Declining Under Heavy Growth Pressure In The Puyallup-White River Watershed
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Improve Water Supply In Kettle River Watershed
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Improve Water Supply In Cedar River Watershed

July 11, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology And The Washington State Ferries Join Forces
• Watch Out For Abandoned Wells
• Leak-Free A/C: Drive Cool For A Better Tomorrow

July 10, 1995 News Releases

• Draft Report: Low Flows And Seawater Intrusion Limit New Water Uses In Deschutes Basin
• Draft Report: Local Action Needed To Improve Water Supply In Snohomish Watershed
• Draft Report: Water Levels In Pend Oreille River Good, But Status Of Tributaries Uncertain
• Draft Report: Ample Water For Growth Along Lake Chelan, But Not In Outlying Areas

July 06, 1995 News Release

• EPA Names the Lower Columbia River to the National Estuary Program

June 30, 1995 News Release

• Agencies Alerting People To Unsafe Aquatic Weeds

June 29, 1995 News Release

• Billions Of Gallons Of Waste Water Discharges Halted By Hanford Projects

June 28, 1995 News Release

• Highway 14 Spill Response Underway

June 23, 1995 News Release

• Agencies Release Draft Environmental Review Of Gold Mine

June 21, 1995 News Release

• Companies And Government Agencies Receive Pollution Prevention Awards
• Ecology Fines Company For Disregarding Environmental Laws

June 20, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Weyerhaeuser Raymond Project Clears Initial Review
• Coastal Protection Fund Committee Meets In Lacey
• Ecology Youth Corps Crews Hit The Highway

June 19, 1995 News Release

• Hearing Set On Hanford Hazardous Waste Permit Modifications

June 14, 1995 News Release

• Department Of Ecology And Unocal Reach Agreement On A Cleanup Approach Of The Seattle Marketing Terminal

June 13, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Landscape Using Less Water And Prevent Water Pollution
• Ecology Grants Everett $529,526 To Protect Environment At Tire Fire Site
• Ecology Publishes 1-800 Telephone Numbers

June 7, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Proposes Streamlining Of Dangerous Waste Rules

May 31, 1995 News Releases

• New Assistance Center Helps Clients Navigate Permit Needs
• Energy And Pacific Northwest Laboratory Fined $7,000

May 31, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Video Available To Help Small Businesses Comply With Clean Air Act
• Ecology Offers A $2.3 Million Loan To Help Dairy Farm Operators Prevent Water Pollution
• Ecology Awarded $300,000 To The City Of Westport
• Ecology Awards A Grant To Evaluate Ground Water Contamination In Pierce County

May 26, 1995 News Release

• Public Meeting Planned To Discuss Hanford Underground Storage Tanks

May 24, 1995 News Release

• Cadman Gives Back To The Environment

May 23, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Offers Liberty Lake Sewer District A $45,000 Grant For Stormwater Pollution
• Yakima Firm Fined $20,000 For Hazardous Waste Violation
• Ecology Gives Grants To Teachers To Educate Students About The Environment
• Ecology Offers Northshore School District A $68,829 Grant For Environmental Education

May 17, 1995 News Release

• Duwamish River Oil Sheen Under Investigation

May 15, 1995 News Release

• Cleanup Of Columbia River Bank At Hanford Approved

May 12, 1995 News Release

• Yakima Firm Fined $20,000 For Hazardous Waste Violation

May 11, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Approves Five Unit Closure Plans At Hanford

May 10, 1995 News Release

• State Orders Horse Farm To Restore River Corridor

May 9, 1995 News Releases

• M/V Central Penalty Appeal Withdrawn
• Ecology Responds To Citizens' Complaints And Fines Seafood Company

May 8, 1995 News Release

• Olympia Company Fined For Failure To Properly Name Waste

May 5, 1995 News Release

• Public Meetings Set On Proposed Used Oil Rule

May 4, 1995 News Release

• Local Ecology Office Puts The Smart In Landscaping

May 3, 1995 News Release

• NOAA And Ecology To Hold Public Meetings On Sanctuary Study

May 2, 1995 News Releases

• Environmental Agencies Respond To Train Derailment
• Snake River Spill Threat Downgraded

April 26, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Signs Agreement With The Aggregates And Concrete Association

April 25, 1995 News Release

• State Shows Both Environmental Gains And Losses

April 25, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• State Shows Both Environmental Gains And Losses
• Environmental Restoration Project Committee Meets
• Second Vancouver Emission Check Station To Open May 1
• $240,000 Ecology Grant To Improve Water Quality In Chelan County
• $300,000 Ecology Loan To Help Farmers Prevent Water Pollution

April 24, 1995 News Release

• Ecology Issues First State Liquid Discharge Permit At Hanford

April 20, 1995 News Release

• Second Vancouver Vehicle Emission Check Station To Open May 1

April 17, 1995 News Releases

• State Sues Navy For Damage Caused By Oil Spill
• Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Begins
• Plans For Treating Mixed Nuclear Waste Ready For Review

April 17, 1995 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Awards $75,000 For Water Quality Improvements In The Tri-Cities Area
• Hearings Board Increases Ecology Oil Spill Penalty
• Ecology Offered A $249,000 Grant To Benefit The Quality Of Water In Chelan County
• Ecology Awards $29,062 To Control Aquatic Weeds In King County

News prior to April 17, 1995 is not available here.