Fish Spill: Gov. Inslee Issues ‘Emergency’ Ban on New Pens After Farm Spills Atlantic Salmon into the Pacific

(EnviroNews Washington) — Olympia, Washington — On August 19, 2017, at least several thousand farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) escaped from a net pen off Cypress Island in Washington’s Puget Sound. In response, Washington Governor Jay Inslee has issued a moratorium, directing the Department of Ecology to put…

Evacuation: Emergency Declared at Hanford After Tunnel Collapses onto Nuclear Waste

(EnviroNews Washington) — Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington — At about 8:30 a.m. on May 9, 2017, an emergency alert was activated at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Hanford) in southeastern Washington after a tunnel containing nuclear waste collapsed. Workers were evacuated after the tunnel, which holds railcars full of…

WA State Stops Bloodshed After Massacring Profanity Peak Wolf Pack To Appease Cattle Ranchers

(EnviroNews Washington) — Olympia, Washington — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced October 19, 2016, that it would spare the remaining four members of the now demolished Profanity Peak Wolf Pack, after already having killed seven of its wolves (Canis lupus) to appease cattle ranchers….

Stericycle Slapped with $72,000 Fine for Handling Hazardous Medical Waste at Non-Hazardous Facility

(EnviroNews Washington) — Morton, Washington — American medical waste giant Stericycle has been slapped with a $72,000 fine by the Washington State Department of Ecology for repeated violations at a facility located at 830 Westlake Ave, Morton, Washington. The announcement came on June 1, via a Department of…