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2004
Environmental Surveys

"Conditional closures — another cleanup remedy"
By DOUG HILLMAN and JEREMY PORTER, Aspect Consulting

"2004: A great year for the local environment"
By TOM GEIGER, Washington Environmental Council

"Getting to compliance with a systems approach"
By NICK SCHNEE, Oasis Environmental

"Don't let your site be taken to the cleaners"
By RICHARD W. McMANUS, Farallon Consulting

"Low-impact development comes to Pierce County"
By LEN ZICKLER,
AHBL

"Energy Star label now ready for homes"
By MIKE GUERARD,
Energy Star Homes Northwest

"Troubling times for Hood Canal's waters"
By DUANE FAGERGREN,
Puget Sound Action Team

"Quick Duwamish cleanup begins with teamwork"
By BETSY DAY, Integral Consulting

"Government finds gold at Sea-Tac Airport"
By JOHN MARTIN, URS Corp.

"Contractor finds silver at new headquarters" By FRANK FIRMANI, Charter Construction

"Guy Battle: design and build to suit your climate"
By TERRY STEPHENS, Special to the Journal

"Seattle prepares to ‘re-green' 2,500 acres"
By MARK MEAD,
Seattle Parks and Recreation

"Washington's new paint law gets the lead out"
By ROBERT WELCH, Prezant Associates

"Going green? Try calling on your contractor"
By ANN SCHUESSLER,
Rafn Co.

"Todd Pacific halts a dirty waterfront legacy"
By DON OATES and KATE SNIDER,
Special to the Journal

"Utilities to study energy coming into homes"
By STACEY HOBART, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Featured Stories...

Salmon get a boost from technology
Army Corps is building a giant antenna to detect tagged fish as they use a new bypass channel at the Bonneville Dam.
By HEIDI Y. HELWIG,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Improving traffic flow for fish, people
Culvert replacement project on Penny Creek gives fish a new spawning path while bringing the roadway above up to city standards.
By JON IVES, ANDY WONES and BRIAN HIGGINS,
Jones & Stokes
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Emerald City must fight to stay green
"We are at risk of becoming ‘the city formerly known as Emerald," Mayor Greg Nickels said while launching his ambitious Green Seattle Initiative back in April.
By STEVE NICHOLAS,
City of Seattle
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Putting a price tag on nature
Can ecological economics head us toward a more sustainable future?
By JULIE ANN GUSTANSKI and E. ARIEL BERGMANN,
Resource Dimensions
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Washington tests watershed management
Plans for the state's 62 watersheds are reaching the approval stage.
By CHRIS PITRE,
Golder Associates
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South Lake Union: a model for sustainability
Seattle neighborhood is being redeveloped with green buildings, parks, transportation and infrastructure.
By HAMILTON HAZLEHURST Vulcan Inc.
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2004 Environmental Surveys