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Wash. alliance aims to aid economy and environment (AP)
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AP - A remote and poor corner of northeastern Washington has become a place where loggers, ranchers and conservation groups are finding common ground in helping business and protecting the environment.
Environmentalists, loggers push new wilderness deal in Northeast Washington
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The rolling highlands of Northeast Washington are home to grape ferns, lady slipper orchids, burnt-orange flameflowers — and scratch-dry ponderosa pine that timber companies really want to log.
Pesticide crackdown?
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WASHINGTON -- Farmers in Washington and across the nation could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable legal ruling, want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the effects of agricultural chemicals
Wildlife officers on the job play increasingly dangerous role
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An armed confrontation between a teenager reportedly fishing without a license, his father, and two Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers underscores how perilous the job has become for those who protect the state's natural resources, officials say.
State takes new look at how much fish is safe to eat
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After years of prodding by tribes and other parties, the state Department of Ecology takes a new look at water-quality standards, with Oregon's new agreement on safer fish-consumption standards as a model.
'Horrible' growing season hits Western Washington farmers
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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- One of the worst growing seasons in years has some Skagit Valley farmers predicting shortages of corn and other vegetables at the farmers' markets this year.
Is Seattle doing enough to save its trees?
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Tree advocates have been complaining for years that the city needs to do a better job of conserving its canopy of trees, which has declined over the decades because of development.
Washington DNR gets $1M to study forest biomass Read more: Washington DNR gets $1M to study forest biomass - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it's received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service to study the state forests' biomass supply.
State fines company over Tideflats oil spill
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A Seattle-based hazardous-waste handling company has been fined $14,000 by the state Department of Ecology for mishandling the cleanup of an oil spill last winter on the Tacoma Tideflats.
Deal conserves waterfront land
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It seems like you can see forever from Devil's Head. The tip of Pierce County's Key Peninsula has sweeping views of Puget Sound, its wooded islands, its nearby snow-capped mountains.
