environmental impact statement Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Controversial Tacoma warehouse proposal moves forward

By Lauren Gallup October 10, 2023

The currently vacant site that developer Bridge Industrial is seeking to use for an industrial warehouse in South Tacoma. / Courtesy of Michelle Mood.

The City of Tacoma hearing examiner has upheld the city’s decision to issue a development permit for a mega-warehouse in South Tacoma. The permit decision was appealed by Seattle nonprofit EarthJustice, on behalf of the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma, which argued that the city and developer hadn’t adequately analyzed the environmental impacts of the Read More

Federal officials want your thoughts on grizzly reintroduction plans

By Courtney Flatt September 29, 2023

A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. (Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. (Courtesy: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Listen (Runtime 0:57) Read Federal officials are considering several possibilities to bring grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades. […]Read More

Goldendale energy project would harm tribal resources, environmental impact statement finds

By Courtney Flatt December 22, 2022

A view from the edge of the cliff where the Goldendale Energy Storage Project could be built. An underground tunnel would carry water from a upper reservoir to a reservoir […]Read More