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Mayor announces new actions to expand enrollment in Utility Discount Program
Utility bills will be cut in half for thousands more low-income Seattle families under a new plan to simplify enrollment in the City’s Utility Discount Program (UDP) for those who live in affordable housing or receive nutrition assistance. The average discount for UDP-enrolled customers is more than $800 a year
127 wastewater treatment plants recognized for perfect performance
More than one-third of Washington’s wastewater treatment plants – 127 – have received an Outstanding Performance Award from the state Department of Ecology for perfect performance in 2014.
Sen. Murray Statement on the President’s Clean Power Plan
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy released the final Clean Power Plan, which establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants.
Mayor Murray’s statement on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Today Mayor Murray issued the following statement following President Obama's announcement of his new Clean Power Plan "I applaud the President's bold leadership in releasing the Clean Power Plan limiting pollution from power plants."
Soil, groundwater cleanup proposed for Edmonds site
The owner of a former fuel terminal near the Edmonds waterfront would clean up the site’s last two contaminated areas next year, under a work plan proposed by the Washington Department of Ecology.
Seattle to enhance Traffic Incident Management
The City of Seattle announced it is implementing a series of recommendations for enhancing traffic incident management practices. The changes are based on nationwide best practices for incident response and will enable City departments to better manage on-street collision scenes and help improve traffic flow around these scenes
Councilmember Sawant Calls for Accurate Accounting of Net Affordable Housing Units Resulting from HALA...
Councilmember Kshama Sawant has requested that the Department of Planning and Development and the Office of Housing provide the City Council with an accurate accounting of the number of affordable housing units expected to result from the HALA committee's recommendations.
Alcoa Wenatchee fined for water quality violations
Pollution levels in wastewater discharged to Columbia River above limits The smelter operates under a Clean Water Act permit that regulates the treatment and discharge of wastewater. The water quality permit sets limits on the amount of aluminum, fluoride and suspended solids that may be discharged from the plant.
