As Harmon Maher walked along the Keystone Trail in central Omaha one morning in February, he spotted something odd: The creek next to the path, normally a gray-green color, ran bright orange.
The Washington State Public Works Board (PWB) recently voted to award $5.1 million in grants and loans to eight infrastructure projects. The awards will support pre-construction, construction and emergency projects in Clallam, Clark, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Pacific and Pend Oreille counties.
Seven years ago, New York lawmakers set ambitious goals for slashing greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future. Now, with slow progress made and political realities shifting, Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a delay, saying she wants to save consumers money.