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Weekly Outdoors & Environment Newsletter

Friday, March 14, 2008

Residents take in sewer plans
About 175 area residents gathered at the Thurston County Fairgrounds on Thursday night to absorb and react to the sticker shock of a $78 million project to expand sewer and stormwater service and upgrade on-site septic systems in a 6,000 acre area around Martin Way near Lacey.

Fishing with a friend makes for a nice day
It's exactly 32 degrees, the sun has just risen and the boat is skimming over the glassy surface of Budd Inlet at 32 mph.

3 things to do this weekend
ORV safety summit

Tougher regulations aim to clean dirty air
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has tightened air quality standards for ground-level ozone, the reactive chemical in smog that can burn lungs and cause premature deaths.

Peninsula was washed out, but Cowlitz River is doing OK
Overview

Outdoors notes
Olympia grad to discuss climb attempt

Watch wildlife acting wild at Olympia's Percival Landing
• What: An outing to Percival Landing in downtown Olympia.

Thurston County to trace drainage with GPS
Handheld Global Positioning System devices will be used to map stormwater drainage systems in Thurston County, under a $300,000 contract approved by county commissioners Monday.

LOTT to test water for pharmaceuticals
The LOTT Alliance should learn in months ahead how much medicine and personal care products are entering the treatment plant, and how much remains once wastewater is treated.

• Interactive: Look at pharmaceuticals in the water
• PART I: Drugs a common element in U.S. water

Wildlife shows adverse effects of drugs in water
LAKE MEAD, Nev. - On this brisk, glittering morning, a flat-bottomed boat glides across the massive reservoir that provides Las Vegas its drinking water. An ominous rumble growls beneath the craft as its two long, electrified claws extend into the depths.

Water providers, researchers rarely release full test results
When water providers find pharmaceuticals in drinking water, they rarely tell the public. When researchers make the same discoveries, they usually don't identify the cities involved.

Congress to probe contamination
Two veteran U.S. senators said Monday they plan to hold hearings in response to an Associated Press investigation into the presence of trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.

Record snowpack means whitewater rapids will be thrilling
Deep drifts of snow - picture frozen coils of powerful muscle - are everywhere in the Olympic and Cascade ranges.

Group returns native plants to East Bay Drive
OLYMPIA - Say goodbye to the invasive plants and hello to native plants along the undeveloped East Bay Drive shoreline of Budd Inlet.

Calendar of events
3 days left for clam dig on Washington coast

What higher fuel costs mean for region's economy
Record gasoline prices are driving up the price of food and other goods, forcing many consumers to curb their spending and creating an additional drag on the Northwest economy.

• Readers share their thoughts about rising gasoline prices

It's hybrid vehicles to the rescue for state and local governments
Like businesses and consumers, governments and school districts have been forced to take action to adjust to record-high gasoline prices.

Readers share exploits, query
Hello Mr. Allen,

Where is this?
This is a chance for outdoors enthusiasts with knowledge of the Northwest to win prizes in The Olympian's weekly outdoors photo contest.

Famous ambassador of the ocean talks at The Washington Center
Jean-Michel Cousteau follows his father's footsteps by teaching conservation and protection

Columbia River chinook fishery to open March 16
VANCOUVER - The spring chinook salmon fishery opens March 16 on portions of the Columbia River, with several changes from previous years.

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