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Lots going on for Green Tacoma Day

Lots going on for Green Tacoma Day

October 24, 2023

Green Tacoma Day is an annual day of service that offers great opportunities for the Tacoma community to get to know each other and our local green spaces. This year’s celebration will be on Saturday, Oct. 14. Participants are encouraged…

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The Story Of The Historic Cleanup & Revitalization Of The Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma’s Waterfront

The Story Of The Historic Cleanup & Revitalization Of The Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma’s Waterfront

October 5, 2023

This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on this story. Watch this entire documentary on one of the earliest and most effective waterway cleanups in North America. “It was old industrial wasteland. It wasn’t just contaminated. It was dangerous,”…

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Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Logan Danzek as New Policy Manager

Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Logan Danzek as New Policy Manager

August 17, 2023

Media Contact: Phyllis McElroy, Communications & Marketing Director pmcelroy@healthybay.org (253) 383-2429 ext. 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Logan Danzek as New Policy Manager Tacoma, WA – August 17, 2023 – Communities for a Healthy Bay (CHB),…

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Communities for a Healthy Bay Supports New Safety Regulations for Oil Refineries

Communities for a Healthy Bay Supports New Safety Regulations for Oil Refineries

August 16, 2023

Media Contact: Phyllis McElroy, Communications & Marketing Director pmcelroy@healthybay.org (253) 383-2429 ext. 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Communities for a Healthy Bay Supports New Safety Regulations for Oil Refineries Tacoma, WA – August 16, 2023 – Communities for a Healthy Bay (CHB),…

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Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Lawsuit to Enforce Clean Water Act Against Tyee Marina

Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Lawsuit to Enforce Clean Water Act Against Tyee Marina

June 1, 2023

Media Contact: Phyllis McElroy, Communications & Marketing Director pmcelroy@healthybay.org (253) 383-2429 ext. 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Communities for a Healthy Bay Announces Lawsuit to Enforce Clean Water Act Against Tyee Marina Tacoma, WA – on May 11, 2023, Communities for a…

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Earthjustice Files Appeal Over South Tacoma Warehouse Project

Earthjustice Files Appeal Over South Tacoma Warehouse Project

May 5, 2023

Communities for a Healthy Bay (CHB) fully supports and is encouraged by Earthjustice’s recent appeal on behalf of the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma. The appeal alleges that the City of Tacoma violated the State Environmental Policy Act…

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