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CHB-Staff-At-Home-Eco-Friendly-Tips

November 23, 2022

CHB Staff At-Home Eco Friendly Tips April 8, 2020 Many of us are now working from home. We’re starting to notice things around our houses that we weren’t paying much attention to earlier this year: “Geeze, my radiator is so…

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Phyllis McElroy joins Communities for a Healthy Bay as new  Communications and Marketing Director

Phyllis McElroy joins Communities for a Healthy Bay as new Communications and Marketing Director

May 1, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Phyllis McElroy 770.634.8032 | pmcelroy@healthybay.org Melissa Malott 253.444.7039 Phyllis McElroy joins Communities for a Healthy Bay as new Communications and Marketing Director  TACOMA, WA (April 5, 2022) Tacoma’s own Phyllis McElroy joins Communities for a Healthy Bay (CHB)…

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South Sound Status Update April Newsletter

South Sound Status Update April Newsletter

April 14, 2022

Hi Friends! I hope you are staying dry and warm this week. There is a ton happening with CHB right now, and this is a very full newsletter this month with a lot of good stuff. First, GREAT news: we…

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South Sound Status Update March Newsletter

South Sound Status Update March Newsletter

March 16, 2022

CHB Launches Science x Art Series for Youth Earlier this month we launched the first event of our Science x Art Series, an expansion of our Environmental Justice Camps (EJC). Each month in the series, our EJC girls get to experience the…

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Electron Dam Can No Longer Flout Pollution Elimination Guidelines

Electron Dam Can No Longer Flout Pollution Elimination Guidelines

March 4, 2022

Electron Dam Can No Longer Flout Pollution Elimination Guidelines March 3, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Consent decree holds Electron Hydro accountable to Washington State Department of Ecology clean water oversight; criminal and civil charges are still being pursued. Puyallup River,…

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South Sound Update February Newsletter

South Sound Update February Newsletter

February 1, 2022

Electron Dam Operators Face Criminal Charges You’ll recall that CHB and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance (PSA) have sued Electron Hydro – which operates the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River – for violations of the Clean Water Act. CHB and PSA understand that during…

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