by Editor | Jan 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Govt Agencies, WA State DOE, WA State News, Water Issues
By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 1/5/2013 Washington state ranchers expect the state Department of Ecology to propose new water quality regulations soon. “It’s imminently close,” said Jack Field, executive vice president of the Washington...
by Editor | Jan 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Critical Areas Ordinances, Govt Agencies, War on the West, Water Issues
Glenn Morgan The Freedom Foundation Posted 1/5/2013 When my Great Uncle Ed Dalby installed the first waterwheel in the South Puget Sound near Union, WA in 1922, he did not get a permit. He was just an innovative guy, and he wanted to have electric lights in...
by Editor | Jan 5, 2013 | Govt Agencies, Property Rights
New York Times Posted 1/5/2013 JASON HELVENSTON was at work on his second crop, spreading compost to fertilize the carrots, bok choy, kale and dozens of other vegetables he grows organically on his property in Orlando, Fla., when the trouble began. Mr. Helvenston...
by Editor | Dec 28, 2012 | EPA, Govt Agencies
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Capital Press Posted 12/27/2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over...
by Editor | Dec 27, 2012 | Govt Agencies, WA State DOE, Wildlands Project, Wolves
By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 12/27/2012 Two Native American tribes in eastern Washington are moving ahead with plans to manage wolves on their reservations. The Spokane Tribe of Indians is proceeding with an internal review of a proposed wolf...
by Editor | Dec 26, 2012 | Agenda 21, Govt Agencies, WA State DOE, Water Issues
By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 12/24/2012 The new president of the Cattle Producers of Washington says the industry’s biggest need is to be left alone by bureaucrats. “We can take care of ourselves if they let us,” Dave Dashiell said....