Showing posts with label Clean water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clean water. Show all posts

Friday, 10 August 2012

Beavers— Furry troublemakers or buck-toothed saviors?

By Jani Gilbert, Eastern Region Communications Manager

The beaver bill went into effect this summer in Washington state. The work of beavers was admired by Democrats and Republicans alike during the last session when they unanimously passed HB 2349. After all, beavers appear to be the best water managers around and they really don’t ignite quite the controversy that other forms of water

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Department of Ecology responds to EarthFix post: “Clean Water Act’s Anti-Pollution Goals Prove Elusive”

By Sandy Howard and Larry Altose, Department of Ecology communications

Recent online reporting published in EarthFix takes a critical look at efforts by Washington to enforce the industrial point source requirements of the Clean Water Act. The article focuses in particular on the Washington Department of Ecology’s work to control pollution discharges from a particular firm.

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