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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…
Read MoreMay 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)…
Read MoreApril 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…
Read MoreMarch 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…
Read MoreMarch 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,…
Read MoreFebruary 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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