Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Cantwell, Murray Applaud $7 Million in Funding for WA Energy Efficiency Projects
Funding will help reduce consumer costs, overall energy use
New rules strengthen county’s clean water regulations
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon will sign recently passed ordinances that further protect water quality and drinking-water supplies.
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
WA Firm Calculates Nature's Cost/Benefit Ratios
Earth Economics Releases Gulf Report
Murray Demands End to Oil and Gas Company Practices That Put Profits Above Worker Safety
Murray chairs Senate hearing on process safety failures that led to the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Tesoro refinery accident in Washington state, and the BP Texas City refinery in 2005—as well as proposed safety procedures and regulations that could help prevent future disasters
Reardon recommends recovery bonds to three companies
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is recommending the county distribute $9 million of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act bond allocation to three companies for the creation of new jobs.
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Leadership Snohomish County is currently accepting applications for our Leadership Challenge Program for Young Adults
Homelessness event in need of volunteers, donations
Snohomish County will host its second annual Project Homeless Connect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 29, at Everett’s Cascade High School. Volunteers are needed to make the event a success.
Rebate Checks: The Jelly in WA Medicare "Donut Holes"
About one in five people on Medicare in Washington spends enough on prescription drugs to fall into the coverage gap known as the "doughnut hole," the point at which government assistance for their drug costs runs out. Starting this week, some Medicare recipients are getting one-time rebate checks of $250 to help fill that gap.
WA's "New Energy Future" Stalls Again in Senate
Washington is one of the states that sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not being tough enough on tailpipe emission standards.
Tue, Jun 8, 2010
Youth Violence Prevention: Getting WA Teens to Sign On
The one group that could most benefit from organized summer and after-school programs turns out to be the hardest to sell on the idea.
Cantwell Column Addressing Small Business Health Care for Washingtonians
Updated Guidelines on Preventing Drowning Deaths for Children
Monique Coppola
Sen. Stevens calls exemption in new rule on office-based surgery irresponsible
Olympia…Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, today said she was dismayed and disappointed that the Medical Quality Assurance Commission exempted abortion clinics from the same accreditation requirements as other office-based surgical clinics administering sedation and anesthesia.
Thu, Jun 3, 2010
Change at the helm: Mayor Mark Lamb to steer Snohomish County's Health Board
The Health Board also welcomes Edmonds City Councilwoman Adrienne Fraley-Monillas
Reardon, legislators open new aerospace training center
United Way of Snohomish County announces $2.65 million in new community grants
Three-year awards will invest nearly $8 million in local human services
Reardon names Haakenson deputy executive
Three-time Edmonds Mayor and proven business leader to be Reardon's second in command
WA’s Elwha River Makes Comeback from “Endangered” Status
The Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula made it onto a national list of "America's Most Endangered Rivers" twice in the 1990s. A lot has happened since then - and now, the same group that tallies the list is calling the Elwha a success story in this year's report, released today.
Fishing Groups Challenge WA Water Quality Standard
Lawsuit Hinges on Increasing Spill over Columbia Dams
Tue, Jun 1, 2010
Youth Violence Prevention: Getting WA Teens to Sign On
The one group that could most benefit from organized summer and after-school programs turns out to be the hardest to sell on the idea.
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