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PNS Daily Newscast - April 22, 2019
The vigilante accused of holding migrants at border to appear in court today. Also, on our Monday rundown: the U.S. Supreme Court will take up citizenship question on the U.S. Census this week. Plus, Earth Day Finds oceans becoming plastic soup.
Public News Service - WA: Waste Reduction/Recycling
RICHLAND, Wash. - Research at a Washington state lab is proving not everything flushed down the toilet is waste. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have created an energy- and cost-effective method for turning sewage into biocrude oil. The process mirrors the geological conditions
SEATTLE - As Gov. Jay Inslee heads to Paris for the global climate conference known as COP 21, he'll have something to brag about in a new report. The "clean economy" has grown 9.7 percent and created a little more than 8,200 jobs in Washington in the last five years, according to new research from
SEATTLE - Puget Sound may have a lot of problems in terms of pollution, but a cure is well under way for one of them. In the last year, about 200 lost or abandoned fishing nets have been rounded up by teams of expert divers. It's slow going, because it is no small task to locate the nets by sonar an
OLYMPIA, Wash. - It can be tough for a utility company to champion energy efficiency when it makes less money as people use less energy. A decision on Wednesday by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission allows Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to work around that - and step up its energy-effi
SEATTLE - “Out with the old, in with the new” takes on a whole new meaning when the topic is electronic gear. A new national certification program born in Seattle ensures that recyclers properly dispose of items such as laptops, televisions and cell phones. According to the Basel Action
LONG BEACH, Wash. - After the colorful Fourth of July fireworks have faded from the night sky, they're not really gone - not if you count the leftover plastic that litters beaches, lawns and fields across the state. A Washington group urges people to think about that as they select their fireworks.
KENT, Wash. - Employees at several Washington schools are getting a national nod today as part of "Making a Difference Every Day," a campaign by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to call attention to the good things happening in classrooms around the nation despite budget cuts and layoffs.
SEATTLE - Perhaps the "greenest" of the green jobs advocates spent the day in the State of Washington Thursday, and Van Jones says he likes what he sees. Jones, the former White House green jobs advisor, says Seattle's push to create jobs by retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency is an example
