The EPA has published a draft plan for a $290 million cleanup of the lower Duwamish River east waterway, one of two Superfund sites in the area that is heavily contaminated with PCBs from decades of industrial pollution. Public comments will be accepted through June 27.
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Consent decree for lower Duwamish superfund site cleanup
Last week the federal government, state government, and Muckleshoot and Suquamish tribes reached agreement with several local industrial corporations on a proposed consent decree for cleanup of decades of environmental pollution by industries operating on the Lower Duwamish River. The agreement calls for the companies to pay $550,000 for natural …
Continue readingSauk-Suiattle Tribe loses appeal over Gorge Dam
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ended the year by issuing a ruling in the lawsuit by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe filed against Seattle City Light and the City of Seattle. The Tribe had argued that the Gorge Dam violated federal law, the federal act establishing the Washington Territory, and subsequently …
Continue readingDepartment of Interior report on federal Indian boarding schools
Today the U.S. Department of the Interior released Volume 1 of its comprehensive investigation into the tragic legacy of Federal Indian boarding schools. For 150 years, from 1819 to 1969, the federal government operated or supported 408 boarding schools across 37 states (including 15 in Washington). Prior to this investigation, …
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