News Archive

• "With focus on toxics, Duwamish cleanup could leave other health problems unsolved", May 18, 2013
• "New report released on health impacts of Duwamish River cleanup", May 13, 2013
• "Time to speak out is now on $305m Duwamish Cleanup Plan", May 13, 2013
• "Cleanup Job Training program launched", May 9, 2013
• "Seattle’s Only River: Learn How You Can Help Save the Duwamish", May 6, 2013
• "Río contaminado en Seattle (Contaminated River in Seattle)", April 22, 2013
• "Seattle’s Duwamish River Valley is taking its health into its own hands", April 22, 2013
• "For Earth Day, cleaning up the Duwamish", April 21, 2013
• "A River for All? Environmental Justice & the Duwamish River Valley", April 11, 2013
• "Mind Over Matters talks about Duwamish cleanup", April 7, 2013
• "Report: More illness, shorter lifespans in Duwamish River valley", March 28, 2013
• "Study finds life is shorter for some in 98108 ZIP code", March 28, 2013
• "Where you live in Seattle may affect how long you live", March 27, 2013
• "Duwamish Valley residents face health threats, study shows", March 27, 2013
• "Study: Duwamish residents have short life expectancy", March 27, 2013
• "New Duwamish Valley report: ‘Greatest cumulative health impacts’", March 27, 2013
• "New Study: Seattle’s Unhealthiest Zip Code", March 27, 2013
• "Cleaning up the Lower Duwamish Waterway: EPA plan is not entirely inclusive", March 19, 2013
• "Seattle Times Editorial: Historic pollution, epic cleanup on the Lower Duwamish", March 16, 2013
• "Lower Duwamish Waterway plan open for public comment", March 11, 2013
• "News Release: Duwamish organizations awarded health action grants", March 6, 2013
• "EPA Proposes massive cleanup of Duwamish Waterway; plan not equitable or sustainable says environmental group", March 1, 2013
• "EPA Releases $305M Draft Clean Up Plan For Seattle’s Duwamish River", February 27, 2013
• "DRCC Coordinator James Rasmussen testifies on HB 1434 for Environmental Justice.", February 17, 2013
• "Digging up the Duwamish’s past", February 8, 2013
• "South Park faces long sewer project after bridge construction", December 17, 2012
• "Event Highlight: Public Health Café on Seafood Safety", November 7, 2012
• "Coming Events for October and November!", October 9, 2012
• "SLIDESHOW: Port 101 Duwamish River boat tour, “Community, nature & industry must coexist”", September 14, 2012
• "2012 Focus sheet update", August 16, 2012
• "Polluted Waters: How Clean Is Clean?", July 19, 2012
• "Clean Water Act’s Anti-Pollution Goals Prove Elusive", July 18, 2012
• "Riverside street end/shoreline improvement: Public meeting June 19th", July 17, 2012
• "Faith-based groups hope ‘to rediscover the Duwamish River’", July 17, 2012
• "South Park Neighborhood Association: Cleanup updates, and more", July 17, 2012
• "Seattle City Council approves plan to protect local waters from sewage overflow pollutants", July 17, 2012
• "The Duwamish Health Impact Assessment Featured in UW’s Environmental News", July 10, 2012
• "Tour the Duwamish by Kayak", July 3, 2012
• "Duwamish Waterway health study underway to inform EPA’s final cleanup plan for the Superfund site", June 11, 2012
• "UW School of Public Health launches new Duwamish cleanup health study", June 11, 2012
• "Long-awaited dioxins report released; EPA says low doses risky but most people safe", June 11, 2012
• "EPA grant to help Duwamish Valley residents, businesses prioritize health needs", June 11, 2012
• "Duwamish Tribal Chair’s granddaughter gives river clean-up presentation for Earth Day", June 11, 2012
• "Meeting Minutes from InspireSeattle Social on the cleanup of the Duwamish River", June 11, 2012
• "Green Acre Radio: Slip 4 cleanup nearing completion – new challenges lie ahead.", June 11, 2012
• "Seattle Foundation’s Give Big Yearly Event", June 11, 2012
• "Duwamish Alive! 2012: A Success", April 21, 2012
• "Duwamish Alive 2011", April 15, 2012
• "Duwamish Waterway health study underway to inform EPA’s final cleanup plan for the Superfund site", March 13, 2012
• "Paulina López devotes hes time to provide social assistance to people in their community", February 18, 2012
• "Reclaiming the Duwamish River: A Conversation With James Rasmussen", November 23, 2011
• "A Call to Waterlogged Northwesterners", November 12, 2011
• "Scary Threats That Haunt Puget Sound and Some Not-So-Scary Solutions", November 3, 2011
• "2011 Haunted Halloween Toxic Boat Tour Report", October 16, 2011
• "Obama Administration Advances Efforts to Protect Health of U.S. Communities Overburdened by Pollution", August 4, 2011
• "Duwamish neighborhoods are a ‘food desert’ in foodie Seattle", July 15, 2011
• "Exploring Seattle’s Hometown River", July 12, 2011
• "Seattle’s South Park residents share a passion for place", July 11, 2011
• "Duwamish River Festival 2011 Report", July 3, 2011
• "Hero for a Day: Rescuing a Seattle River", April 15, 2011
• "Dept. of Ecology sampling local soil for dioxins and furans", March 21, 2011
• "“Color Blinded,” Special Report from the American Prospect", March 20, 2011
• "Environmental justice: An old idea with a new emphasis", March 20, 2011
• "Would you eat Duwamish fish? Some do, despite warnings", March 20, 2011
• "Should Duwamish cleanup also focus on improving the health of those nearby?", March 20, 2011
• "Time to commit to a wider approach to cleaning up the Duwamish River", January 13, 2011
• "EPA unveils options for Duwamish cleanup", December 29, 2010
• "James Rasmussen, former Duwamish Longhouse Director, becomes DRCC Coordinator", December 17, 2010
• "Duwamish River Cleanup Options, the EPA, and the South Park Community", December 16, 2010
• "Public hearing on Duwamish cleanup", December 8, 2010
• "Duwamish River: Should the cleanup make fish safe to eat regularly?", December 7, 2010
• "Senate Democrats And The Budget, State Agencies Lobbying, And Duwamish Cleanup", December 7, 2010
• "Fueling sustainable job growth, starting with common ground", November 16, 2010
• "EPA’s Plan to Clean Up Duwamish River Isn’t Enough", November 15, 2010
• "Duwamish River cleanup could cost more than $1 billion", October 19, 2010
• "Sustainable West Seattle forum: Time for everyone’s opinion on key Duwamish River decisions", October 19, 2010
• "New Superfund cleanup proposals released for Duwamish River", October 17, 2010
• "Contaminated Fish in the Duwamish River/Pescado Contaminados en el Rio Duwamish", August 27, 2010
• "Interview with Paulina Lopez Peters, DRCC/TAG’s Bilingual Outreach coordinator", August 23, 2010
• "Sick Duwamish River could use a little help", August 15, 2010
• "Best of Seattle: Cari Simson, Best Toxic Avenger", August 4, 2010
• "Sen. Murray adds $3 million to South Park Bridge ; Speaks to business owners", July 30, 2010
• "Facing demolition, historic Boeing Plant 2 gets fond farewell", July 25, 2010
• "Seattle City Council Ponders Greening Industrial Areas", July 14, 2010
• "Corporate Responsibility To The Environment", June 17, 2010
• "Boeing agrees to restore Duwamish fish, bird habitat", May 4, 2010
• "Duwamish Alive! 40th Anniversary of Earth Day", April 21, 2010
• "Seattle Channel’s CityStream", February 18, 2010
• "State must move forward to clean up the Duwamish River", February 17, 2010
• "Wrecking ball looms for historic Boeing Plant 2", February 13, 2010
• "Environmental Community on the Defensive With Cuts to Core Programs", January 14, 2010
• "South Park Bridge Press Conference Update", December 18, 2009
• "Duwamish fish freeway gets rest stop", December 17, 2009
• "Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering", September 12, 2009
• "Duwamish fest entertains", September 9, 2009
• "Fall restoration of Duwamish River set for Oct. 17", August 24, 2009
• "Duwamish River Festival: From fun, to Superfund", August 9, 2009
• "A model for the Duwamish in Quebec?", July 28, 2009
• "Fishing for danger: Poor people driven to catch and eat toxin-filled species", July 6, 2009
• "Duwamish river rescue–community races to save Seattle’s forgotten river", May 19, 2009
• "Hope, hard work ahead for Duwamish River cleanup effort", May 16, 2009
• "PBS Frontline, Poisoned Waters", April 22, 2009
• "Mayor accused of reneging on creek repair", March 15, 2009
• "Duwamish cleanup plan less murky", February 21, 2009
• "Duwamish Vision Released: Water Taxis, Aerial Gondolas, Or..?", February 19, 2009
• "Pristine future envisioned for Duwamish River Valley", February 19, 2009
• "South Seattle residents criticize cancer risk study", October 21, 2008
• "Dioxin in soil? South Park takes finding in stride", September 28, 2008
• "Restoring river is the vision", July 9, 2008
• "City Council gives $400,000 to end wetlands feud", November 5, 2007
• "Groups, city spar over wetland fixes", August 30, 2007
• "Council wants more wetlands; mayor refuses", March 5, 2007
• "PCBs threaten Duwamish River cleanup near Boeing Field", February 5, 2007
• "Protesters denounce end of EPA program", October 31, 2006
• "Environment: Toxic budgeting", October 16, 2006
• "EPA budget reduction could expose more minorities, poor to pollution", October 15, 2006
• "Port opts to exceed EPA’s South Park cleanup plan", June 27, 2006
• "‘Malarkey’ cleanup pits port, activists", May 24, 2006
• "Tests find high pollution at old plant", March 20, 2006
• "Duwamish River doesn’t stay clean", December 22, 2005
• "State: Don’t eat fish from Duwamish", August 4, 2005
• "Duwamish crab, fish are unsafe to eat, state warns", August 3, 2005
• "South Park gets microscopic scrutiny for big PCB cleanup", July 12, 2005
• "Short-term fix ordered for Duwamish pollution hot spot", November 21, 2004
• "Toxic Chemicals In Local Neighborhoods", November 9, 2004
• "High levels of PCBs uncovered near river", November 9, 2004
• "The Road Back: From Seattle’s Superfund Sewer to Haven Once More", October 3, 2004
• "Superfund dredging spreads Duwamish River pollution", June 10, 2004
• "Tainted sludge won’t go to Tacoma", September 10, 2003
• "Tacoma leaders oppose EPA plan", August 19, 2003
• "Our Troubled Sound: Duwamish muck headed for Tacoma", August 15, 2003
• "Many working to restore Puget Sound", November 21, 2002
• "Fish in Duwamish tainted, state warns", July 12, 2002
• "Kayakers observe a river of reality where cleanup efforts run upstream", June 23, 2002