CGS Nuclear Plant Near Miss
CGS Nuclear Plant Near Miss CGS Near MissRelevent PostsDocument Links The Columbia Generating Station (CGS)—the nuclear reactor previously known as WPPSS No. 2 and located at Hanford, WA—had a near miss in December in 2016. A special inspection team sent in by the...
New Toxic Standards Sought in Washington
Lawsuit Seeks New Toxic Standards in Washington Waters to Protect Salmon Asserting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to bring Washington State’s water quality toxic standards out of the last century, an environmental group sued the federal...
Puget Sound Regulatory Breakdown
NWEA has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw Washington State’s permitting authority because a review of 103 water pollution discharge permits to Puget Sound demonstrates a complete regulatory breakdown.
Lawsuit Seeks Federal Action on Puget Sound Pollution
Calling for federal action, NWEA filed a lawsuit today against two federal agencies for their failure to force Washington State to control polluted runoff in the state’s coastal watersheds, to stem Puget Sound pollution. A similar lawsuit in Oregon resulted in cuts to...Groups Request Oregon EQC Action on Water Pollution Permits
Letter sent on water pollution permits process Oregon’s broken water pollution permits process has resulted in a request for action by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to remedy the problem. Three Northwest environmental groups sent the letter...
Oregon Told: Fix River Temperature Pollution
A federal magistrate judge is recommending that NWEA win its lawsuit challenging clean-up plans developed by Oregon to address the state’s widespread river temperature pollution. Oregon District Court Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta issued his decision in a case...Federal Lawsuit Will Seek to Protect Puget Sound
Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) is threatening two federal agencies with a lawsuit in 60 days over Washington State’s failure to control polluted runoff in coastal watersheds, including Puget Sound. On asserted that the agencies were failing to protect...