FYI – MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2-3pm ONLINE. Background summary for this meeting Links to past water leases and more EngagePT’s Water Lease page with City’s discussion/process timeline and information Engage PT Discussion on Water Supply – Mill Agreement – Mon, Oct 26th *Online* The City of Port Townsend …
Monitoring is the first thing that comes to mind when most of us get jazzed about taking action for cleaner air. I agree. To be sure, one powerful path to success is sharing our collective experiences and connecting them with exposure to the mill’s plume, and activists have been successful even without dedicated technologies. Yet! …
This just in! If you have time this morning to sign onto the comment letter — NOON MONDAY OCTOBER 28, 2019, please send your name and address to the email address below (if signing for an organization, include organization name and your title). Support our neighbors in Port Angeles in their ongoing effort to get …
Public hearing: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 6:30pm at Fort Worden Commons Link to Ecology’s webpage for more information on this project. We learned late Monday that Ecology will indeed hold a public meeting for live q&a and public comments on Port Townsend Paper’s newest project. Port Townsend Paper’s pulper expansion will allow them to increase their …
Click below for full PDN article: Port Townsend Paper Corporation settles with EPA for violation of Clean Air Act According to a Peninsula Daily News report today, Sunday June 9, 2019, Port Townsend Paper has just been fined $346,000 by the EPA for toxic fumes that have been known to be escaping from …
It’s so tempting to feature a “Horton Hears the Who” image when talking about reporting the mill’s smell or any positive actions, but I suspect that could quickly become like the “One Tin Soldier” song some decades back that like fire became used by all sides in myriad questions to punctuate just how aggrieved they …
The City of Port Townsend is seeking a new City Manager, and requests input from Citizens on what are our most important issues? Port Townsend City Manager Recruitment Survey– Due TODAY! December 14, 2018 “After 20 years as Port Townsend’s first City Manager, David Timmons is leaving this position in June of 2019. So we …
Story for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette by Eric Besson, Emily Walkenhorst. Originally published March 25, 2018, updated March 26, 20 CROSSETT — The release of hydrogen sulfide by a Georgia-Pacific paper mill here went unchecked and unregulated for decades, company officials said, and people who live nearby blame the toxic gas for their labored breathing. …
An investigation by [radio station] WNYC finds most of the state’s poorest residents are living near a contaminated site with no plan in place to clean it up. And it’s not entirely clear whether anybody even knows with certainty what the risks are. According to an analysis by WNYC’s Data News Team, 89 percent of …
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