Seattle Green News

A new addition to the J pod was reported by the Orca Network on Wednesday, November 12, 2009 and that brings a total of two new additions after a calf was spotted with the L pod in June. The southern...

The United States Department of Agriculture has recently received an intent to sue from WildEarth Guardians for spraying pesticides from a helicopter onto wetlands, in an effort to kill blackbirds and the cattails that make up a good portion of...

In a report released on November 6th, 2009, by the Fish and Wildlife Service , the annual Candidate Notice of Review (CNOR) revealed a dismal record of the Obama administration for protecting species under the Endangered Species Act. Secretary of...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, in a press release, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that $25,269,970 has been released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to allow Washington state housing authorities to build or renovate affordable rental...

Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted in support of the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, legislation that will help move America toward energy independence, protect the environment and rebuild our infrastructure. The bill also provides important...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that Washington state will receive $2,920,854 in federal funding to promote and market specialty crops produced by local farmers throughout the state. Washington state is the leading producer of several...

How did that happen? The holidays are upon us once again. It seems not all that long ago, Seattle was sweltering under record breaking heat that brought the highest temperatures in 118 years . In the blink of an eye...

We go to the store and pick up packages of steaks, hamburger, pork chops or chicken wrapped up in nice plastic , with pictures of happy looking critters on them. We take it home, cook it up and eat it,...

The Hanford nuclear site was established in 1943 in the town of Hanford, Washington along the Columbia River. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the nuclear bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan. The plant’s waste disposal procedures...