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A green Everett architecture firm teams up with Housing Hope
Dykeman Architects has designed sustainable buildings for more than a quarter-century.
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Opponents appeal gravel mine expansion near Anacortes
The permit allows Lake Erie Gravel Pit to expand its operations from 17.7 acres to 53.5 acres.
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After 2 weeks of rehab, an eagle flies down the golf fairway
It’s a regular occurrence: A rescued bird was released back into the wild after convalescing.
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New county office covers parks, tourism, water, energy, farms
Four departments will merge into one beginning in February. The largest focuses on county parks.
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Timber innovation center a chance to reinvigorate rural town
A center to produce innovative wood products could stabilize Darrington’s drained timber economy.
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Fans blow landfill’s methane away from Everett development
The rate of gas being released has slowed substantially and will continue to diminish over time.
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For tribes, climate change fight is about saving culture
The Tulalips are expanding efforts to protect land and water that are integral to their identity.
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Hunting season, new trail access open on island near Everett
New parking on Smith Island is now available, along with an annual waterfowl hunting season.
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County executive vetoes fee break to save environmental work
The move overrode a County Council vote nixing an annual fee increase that funds conservation.
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The mystery ‘lady in the lighthouse’ isn’t spying on you
She and other watch for sea creatures during noisy pile driving that can ruin their appetite.
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How has the pandemic changed life? Look in your garbage
Snohomish County trash and recycling collectors say the COVID-19 pandemic has affected what we throw away.
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From poop to power: Manure from 2,300 cows may run 600 homes
A farm in Monroe turns waste into electricity. A new partnership will double the anaerobic digester’s output.
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Break on surface water fee means less money for environment
The Snohomish County Council voted to nix an annual fee increase that funds preservation work.
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‘There’s going to be some tears’ over 160-acre timber harvest
Despite local resistance, the Middle May tract next to Wallace Falls State Park was sold Monday.
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You’ll be 2 feet higher when boarding the Mukilteo ferry
Sea level rise is factored into the design of the new ferry terminal and a marine research center.
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Edmonds council: Home developers, put down those chainsaws!
A new moratorium halts the subdivision of land that has more than eight trees per 10,000 square feet.
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How the Port of Everett is preparing for a rising sea level
Big and little changes are in the works along the north Everett shore, though they are easy to…
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Companies illegally dumped debris into Skykomish River for three years
The dumping impacted almost three acres of wetlands and over 2,000 linear feet of streams.
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Crews remove three more junk boats from the Snohomish River
One more is slated for removal. Meanwhile, a new report evaluates the river’s 15,000 old wood pilings.
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Development has made the Pilchuck River warmer, harming fish
The river is 5.4 degrees above its historic temperature, says the State Department of Ecology.