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Environment

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• Feds help start electric car era around Puget Sound (Tacoma News Tribune, October 19, 2009)
• Kitsap County rebuffed in buffer decision (Bainbridge Island Review, September 18, 2009)
• Tree ordinance nearly complete (South Whidbey Record, September 14, 2009)
• Seattle's tree-cutting rules to get more strict; advocates hoped for more (Seattle Times, August 4, 2009)
• Seattle's 'new urbanism': making smart, sustainable, stylish dwellings (Seattle Times, July 12, 2009)
• New rural plan adds 10-acre zoning (Lynden Tribune, July 8, 2009)
• New CAO regulations help environment but impact homeowners (Islands Sounder, June 19, 2009)
• Victoria, B.C.: City will spend $1.2 billion to treat sewage (Tacoma News Tribune, June 15, 2009)
• Prosser debates 'quiet zone' downtown for trains (Tri-City Herald, June 8, 2009)
• Police on noise patrol (Tri-City Herald, May 25, 2009)
• King County gets an "F" for dirty air (Seattle PI, April 29, 2009)
• Kitsap the King of Low-Impact Development? (Kitsap Sun, April 7, 2009)
• Report urges seven-fold rate increase in stormwater fees (South Whidbey Record, March 15, 2009)
• Seattle 10th in US for energy-efficient buildings (Seattle PI, March 3, 2009)
• Oak Harbor’s fleet grows greener (Whidbey News Times, February 17, 2009)
• City moving ahead on tree ordinance (South Whidbey Record, February 9, 2009)
• Stormwater ruling a win for small cities (Seattle Times, February 4, 2009)
• Stormwater isn't just a big-city problem (Seattle PI, February 3, 2009)
• Proposed private dock controls draw fire (Tri-City Herald, January 15, 2009)
• New law keeps electronic waste out of landfill (Columbian, December 1, 2008)
• LocalTougher state law means more Puget Sound burn bans (Seattle PI, November 24, 2008)
• Check out Tacoma’s efforts to clean up city (Tacoma News Tribune, November 7, 2008)
• Environmentalists, cities clash over runoff rules (Seattle PI, October 23, 2008)
• Tacoma gets ready for bids on super ‘green’ building (Tacoma News Tribune, October 23, 2008)
• Tacoma takes step toward greener city (Tacoma News Tribune, October 22, 2008)
• Kennewick looks to charge for runoff (Tri-City Herald, September 28, 2008)
• Kingston sewage plant to study uses of treated sewer water (North Kitsap Herald, September 15, 2008)
• Washougal approves 'quiet zone'- Safety measures will reduce use of locomotive horns (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, September 9, 2008)
• City moves to protect trees (Seattle PI, September 8, 2008)
• Pierce County extends Graham landfill contract to 2036 (Tacoma News Tribune, August 27, 2008)
• Green Bike Project gets rolling (Seattle PI, August 22, 2008)
• Whatcom County shoreline rules hailed as model for state (Bellingham Herald, August 6, 2008)
• Council panel OKs bag fees (Seattle Times, July 23, 2008)
• County's dilemma: Cut trees or lose federal funds (Seattle PI, July 10, 2008)
• Blare your stereo in Pasco? Think again (Tri-City Herald, June 29, 2008)
• City approves ‘buy back’ for green customers (The Northern Light, June 26, 2008)
• Island County evaluates hybrids within its motor pool (South Whidbey Record, June 25, 2008)
• Growth board rules in favor of preserving farmland (The Columbian, May 15, 2008)
• City wants going green to be easier on taxpayers (Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 11, 2008)
• County exploring its telecommuting options (Port Orchard Independent, April 30, 2008)
• New Mukilteo City Hall going green (Everett Herald, April 28, 2008)
• Klickitat County welcomes garbage from B.C. (Seattle PI, April 12, 2008)
• Counties Begin Programs to Tackle Climate Change (Kitsap Sun, March 30, 2008)
• County limits sewer lines - No extensions outside UGAs (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2008)
• County commissioners approve new wetlands rules (South Whidbey Record, March 22, 2008)
• City to stop buying bottled water (Seattle PI, March 13, 2008)
• Snohomish County's land preservation effort lures farmers (Everett Herald, March 10, 2008)
• King County executive wants greener development (Seattle Times, February 28, 2008)
• Shoreline regs may be tightened (Bainbridge Island Review, February 26, 2008)
• Garbage sorting: a dirty job, but Snohomish County wants to do it (Everett Herald, February 19, 2008)
• Cities enticing residents to go green (Seattle PI, December 27, 2007)
• County wins grant for low impact development program (The Islands' Sounder, December 21, 2007)
• County shines when it comes to waste (Port Orchard Independent, December 19, 2007)
• Insurance to pay $5M for city cleanups (Bellingham Herald, December 4, 2007)
• County increases bonuses for employees who don't commute alone (Everett Herald, November 26, 2007)
• U.S. mayors meet in Seattle to push for a green revolution (Seattle PI, November 1, 2007)
• Many cities find Kyoto promises hard to keep (Seattle Times, October 31, 2007)
• Federal Way drives toward environmentally-friendly goal (Federal Way Mirror, September 21, 2007)
• Council OKs "zero-energy" housing project (Seattle Times, September 18, 2007)
• City is taking on trashy yards (Seattle PI, September 16, 2007)
• Olympia dips into coffers to bring high-profile warming experts to town (The Olympian, September 12, 2007)
• Council embraces final draft of killer whale regulations (Islands Sounder, August 15, 2007)
• Poulsbo recycling takes a ‘bin’ for the better (North Kitsap Herald, August 11, 2007)
• Goats Munch Away on Weeds (Federal Way Mirror, July 21, 2007)
• Graffiti Fines on the Way? (Herald Net (Snohomish County), July 11, 2007)
• Partnership with Utilities Could Aid War on Graffiti (Federal Way Mirror, July 6, 2007)
• Logging Town to Loggers: Not in Our Backyard (Seattle PI, June 25, 2007)
• Forget Plastic Bags, Foam Cups If Zero-Waste Strategy Adopted  (Seattle Times,  June 08, 2007)
• County approves climate change resolution (Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, May 29, 2007)
• From cars to flares, Seattle police go green (Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 28, 2007)
• Island County unveils new wetlands regulations (South Whidbey Record, May 12, 2007)
• Funds at a trickle as water pipes fail (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• Mukilteo train debate continues (Everett Herald, Apr 21, 2007)
• Sewer moratorium limits growth (Everett Herald, Mar 26, 2007)
• "Zero-energy" homes planned in Issaquah (Seattle Times, Mar 21, 2007)
• Railroad quiet zone at impasse (Everett Herald, Mar 12, 2007)
• Bellevue moves to cut global warming (Seattle Times, Mar 1, 2007)
• DuPont wants to add a tag line to its name (The Olympian, Feb 27, 2007)
• Cities pushing back on water rules (Everett Herald, Feb 20, 2007)
• County eyes more rural land protection (Lynden Tribune, Feb 14, 2007)
• Seattle looks for new ways to take out the trash (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Feb 12, 2007)
• Communities look to quiet trains (Tacoma News Tribune, Jan 30, 2007)
• Edmonds buys into biodiesel (Everett Herald, Jan 30, 2007)
• City Light can't use ratepayers' money to pay for good deeds (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jan 19, 2007)
• Storm water regs create controversy (Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier Herald, Jan 17, 2007)
• Consortium helps cities buy hybrid trucks (King County Journal, Jan 17, 2007)