House Dems move to grant new authority to Ecology Dept. amid Yakima trash fires

House Dems move to grant new authority to Ecology Dept. amid Yakima trash fires

(The Center Square) – As two landfills burn in Yakima County, House Democrats passed a bill on Wednesday that could allow the Washington State Department of Ecology to suspend their

WA Dept. of Ecology again ordered to rewrite industrial dairy permits to better safeguard public health, waterways, aquifers, ecosystems - Western Environmental Law Center

Yesterday, in response to a challenge from community and conservation groups, the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered the Department of Ecology to rewrite pollution discharge permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to better protect water resources and public health. Earlier, a unanimous 2021 Washington Court of Appeals decision required the Department of […]

House Dems move to grant new authority to Ecology Dept. amid Yakima trash fires - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – As two landfills burn in Yakima County, House Democrats passed a bill on Wednesday that could […]