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Public News Service info@publicnewsservice.org no WA Backyard Birds Bound for Canada Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32495-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32495-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Challenges Facing New Interior Secretary Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32027-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32027-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Public Lands/Wilderness "Brewshed" Campaign Marries WA Water, Beer Quality Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31714-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31714-1 (Read More)]]> Water Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Consumer Issues Arts & Culture San Juans Gain National Monument Status Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31513-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31513-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness It's Booming: New Stats on WA's Outdoor Recreation Economy Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30849-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30849-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Consumer Issues Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness A Washington CEO as Interior Secretary? Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30725-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30725-1 (Read More)]]> Citizenship/Representative Democracy Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Another Try for Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30561-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30561-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness 2013: Big Birthday, Big Budget Woes for WA State Parks Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30155-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30155-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness West Coast Groups Form New "Pack" for Wolf Protection Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30053-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30053-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming Prospecting near Mt. St. Helens Takes Another Step Forward Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30035-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30035-1 (Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Endangered Species & Wildlife Tribe Members to Weigh in at WA Coal Plant Hearing Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29507-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29507-1 (Read More)]]> Citizenship/Representative Democracy Energy Policy Environment Health Issues Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Washington Rides Western Wave of Economic Growth Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29522-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29522-1 "West is Best" report finds Western states grew more jobs at nearly double the rate of the rest of the nation during the past four decades. He says Washington has outpaced the nation in population, employment and personal-income growth during the last decade. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Public Lands/Wilderness Walk Off the Holiday Calories at a WA Wildlife Refuge Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29425-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29425-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness San Juan Island Residents Seek Presidential "Autograph" Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29196-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29196-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Roadless Rule Withstands a "Supreme" Test Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28625-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28625-1 (Read More)]]> Water Salmon Recovery Public Lands/Wilderness Environmental Justice Energy Policy Endangered Species & Wildlife Nat'l. Public Lands Day: Celebrating More than One Third of WA Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28559-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28559-1 (Read More)]]> Salmon Recovery Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Endangered Species & Wildlife Community Issues and Volunteering Working to Protect WA's Disappearing Farmland Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28382-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28382-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Urban Planning/Transportation Poll: Responsible Energy Development Welcome on Public Land Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28382-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28382-2 A new poll says almost eight in ten Washingtonians (77 percent) favor giving some of the proceeds from developers' rents and royalties to counties and states, to use for land management and habitat restoration. Pacific Northwest Regional Director Peter Dykstra with The Wilderness Society, which commissioned the poll, says wind development here so far has been on private or state land - so it's important to get the rules in place now for proposals on federal land. ...(Read More)]]> Energy Policy Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Salmon Recovery Report: Climate Change Ruined the Summer Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28172-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28172-1 a new report says this year it's probably just as well. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) document says in the last few months Americans have gotten a sneak peek at what's to come in future years, and the group blames climate change. The report tallies the summer's damage at 7 million acres burned, with floods in other areas; two-thirds of the country experiencing drought; and more pest infestations. ...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Water Survey: Environment Bridges WA's "Great Divide" Between East, West Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27927-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27927-1 a new poll of voters in the district indicates they have some common ideological ground as well. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Conservation Funding Cut from Transportation Bill Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27219-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27219-1 (Read More)]]> Urban Planning/Transportation Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Cultural Resources Criminal Justice Community Issues and Volunteering Children's Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Peninsula Business “Props” for Wild Olympics Bill Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27097-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27097-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Water WA Sportsmen, Native Americans Denounce House-Passed Border Bill Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27061-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27061-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Environment Environmental Justice Immigrant Issues Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness A Volcanic Addition to the National Park System? Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26324-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26324-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Earth Day 2012: Lots of Good Reasons to Dig in the Dirt Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26006-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26006-1 (Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Children's Issues Education Environment Mental Health Public Lands/Wilderness A New National Monument for WA? Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25868-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25868-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Yakima Basin Water Plan Inches Forward Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25719-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25719-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming Salmon Recovery Water Some in GOP Push for Conservation Causes Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25601-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25601-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Getting Conservation, Collaboration to Pay Off in Rural NW Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25184-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25184-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Report: In Environment, Biggest Groups Get Biggest Bucks Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25024-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25024-1 a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). It says people at the local level are likely to be those most affected by environment and climate challenges in their area, but only 15 percent of foundation grant money for environmental work goes to grassroots organizations addressing these challenges. ...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Philanthropy Public Lands/Wilderness Suit Challenges Air Pollution Standards as Weak, Outdated Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24848-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24848-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Toxics Northeast WA Gets Big Grant for Forest Restoration Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24660-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24660-1 (Read More)]]> Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Sustainable Agriculture New Forest Planning Rule has Origins in NW Forests Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24511-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24511-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Water Economists: Preserve Public Lands for Western Jobs, Vitality Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23543-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23543-1 a letter to President Obama signed by more than 100 economists and academics at universities across the country, including nine in Washington. ...(Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Cultural Resources Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change in WA: Could Equal More Fast Moving Wildfires Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23402-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23402-1 a new report - and in Washington that could mean more fast-moving wildfires. The message is clear here and around the nation, says retired wildland firefighter Bill Moody of Twisp, because the trend is growing toward longer and more severe wildfire seasons. "A greater potential for catastrophic fire and resource losses, including perhaps their homes and outbuildings and a threat to their lives." The combination of allowing more dense forests with warmer winters that kill off fewer insects is increasing the risk of wildfire danger, Moody says, especially for those homes built on the edges of urban areas. "...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness The Roadless Rule – Still Not Out of the Woods? Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22856-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22856-1 (Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environmental Justice Energy Policy Citizenship/Representative Democracy WA's "Timber Counties" Ponder Their Budgets, Futures Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22576-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22576-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Education Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming WA Plans Weekend of Family-Friendly Conservation Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22306-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22306-1 projects on Saturday. For those who have a favorite lake, trail, park or campsite, it is a chance to make improvements that state or federal agencies may have had to put off for budget reasons. ...(Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness "Go Outside and Play!" It's Great Outdoors Week in WA Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21781-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21781-1 Washington Wilderness Coalition, but that means one-third still need an introduction. ...(Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Working Together to Save Fragile Olympic Watershed Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21677-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21677-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Endangered Species & Wildlife Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Salmon Recovery Water Giving Away Washington's Great Outdoors? Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21390-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21390-1 (Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Nat'l Security Bill Questions for Mt. Rainier and Olympic Nat'l Parks Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21093-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21093-1 a bill that would expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security by waiving compliance with 36 environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, within a 100-mile buffer along borders and coastlines. Lynn Scarlett, a former deputy Interior secretary under President George W. ...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Immigrant Issues Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Water Tapash Forest Project Promises Fewer Wildfires, More Jobs Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20883-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20883-1 Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative also is trying to improve fish habitat and water quality on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. ...(Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming Water WA Finds Budget-Minded Way to Fund "Great Outdoors" Goals Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20212-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20212-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness WA Groups Weigh In on Grand Canyon Mining Moratorium Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19933-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19933-1 Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders, says Washington already has experience with uranium hazards from the Hanford nuclear plant site. ...(Read More)]]> Cultural Resources Energy Policy Environment Health Issues Native American Issues Public Lands/Wilderness Toxics Water Tripod Fire Leaves Lasting Legacy for WA Students Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19802-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19802-1 (Read More)]]> Education Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Youth Issues Poll: Voters Give Nod to WA's Colville Forest Collaboration Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19328-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19328-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Vets Group: Don't Let WA Wind Shift on Clean Energy Policies Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19226-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19226-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Energy Policy Environment Climate Change/Air Quality Public Lands/Wilderness Budget Cuts Could Leave "Legacy" of WA Washouts, Mudslides Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18803-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18803-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Salmon Recovery Forest Service Struggles to Keep Up with WA Backcountry Maintenance Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18799-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18799-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Community Issues and Volunteering Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Water