Ecology News | Washington State Department of Ecology http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/news.html News Releases http://www.ecy.wa.gov/images/ecy_logo_144w.gif Ecology News | Washington State Department of Ecology http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/news.html 144 32 On-shore project will assist Duwamish cleanup http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/132.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/132.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00 PDT The Jorgensen Forge Corp. (Jorgensen) site along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle will undergo a partial environmental cleanup this summer under an amendment to a legal agreement between the company and the Washington Department of Ecology. Read full story... Washington receives $250,000 allocation to address marine debris http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/13-007-MDNR.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/13-007-MDNR.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00 PDT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has allocated $250,000 to Washington State to address marine debris issues associated with the 2011 Japan tsunami. Read full story... Harmless, red algae blooms showing up in Puget Sound http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/131.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/131.html Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00 PDT The Washington Department of Ecology has received laboratory confirmations that several red-orange algae blooms showing up in Puget Sound are harmless to people. Read full story... La Center’s shoreline master program gains final approval http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/130.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/130.html Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30 PDT The Washington Department of Ecology has approved La Center’s updated shoreline master program. Read full story... Interim work planned to contain oil seep on Bellingham waterfront http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/128.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/128.html Thu, 16 May 2013 9:00 PDT Plans are in the works to contain oil seeping from the shoreline of a cleanup site on the Bellingham waterfront. The oil has intermittently left a sheen on the bay for the past several months. Read full story... Woodway shoreline master program approved http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/127.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/127.html Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00 PDT The Washington Department of Ecology has approved the Town of Woodway’s updated shoreline master program. Read full story... Public invited to state’s May 23 policy forum about water quality standards http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/126.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/126.html Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00 PDT The Washington Department of Ecology is convening its fifth Policy Forum to continue discussions about potential changes to the state’s surface water quality standards for toxics. Read full story... Public input sought on plan to improve temperature in Palouse River http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/125.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/125.html Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00 PDT A draft water quality improvement plan from Washington Department of Ecology to decrease temperature on the main stem of the Palouse River is available for public review beginning May 16 through June 14, 2013. Read full story... Agreement enables cleanup work at Troy Laundry site http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/124.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/124.html Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00 PDT Partial cleanup of contaminated soil and underground water at the former Troy Laundry site in Seattle could proceed under a proposed change to a legal agreement between the Washington Department of Ecology and the site's current owner. Read full story...