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    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Rental housing at Tacoma Housing Authority's New Salishan Redevelopment Project. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA HOUSING AUTHORITY)
    Tacoma Housing Authority awarded $600K for Salishan, Hillside...
    May 29, 2014 9:12 am

    Two public housing re-development projects in Tacoma will benefit from $600,000 in grants from the Federal Brownfields program, which aims…

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    Wash. grants available for railroad safety improvements
    Port of Tacoma awarded $600K EPA clean-air grant
    April 14, 2014 3:42 pm

    Port of Tacoma officials announced Monday the organization has been awarded a $600,000 grant to improve air quality on Tacoma’s…

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    The Port of Tacoma has proposed developing a higher-quality habitat restoration to include forested wetlands and stream enhancements at Upper Clear Creek, a salmon-bearing stream in the Puyallup River watershed, as part of a tentative agreement it has reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over alleged wetlands violations. (PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF TACOMA)
    Port Commission vote could further Upper Clear Creek...
    March 10, 2014 2:57 pm

    The Port of Tacoma is poised to move closer this week to completing an environmental project that will create a…

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    Tacoma Science and Math Institute teacher Ralph Harrison was awarded the 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (COURTESY PHOTO)
    Tacoma teacher, SAMI earn EPA education awards
    June 28, 2013 10:49 am

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week awarded a 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators to Tacoma teacher Ralph…

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    Tacoma City Council to discuss Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup program
    Dept. of Ecology seeks public input on Asarco...
    March 13, 2013 2:56 pm

    The Washington Department of Ecology has released a draft plan for cleaning up residential yards polluted by the former Asarco…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Tacoma's Pacific Avenue revamp awarded $3M grant
    May 24, 2012 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma is poised to receive a $3 million grant from the Washington State Public Works Board to…

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    Clean air agency could lease space in City Hall
    Clean air agency could lease space in City...
    May 24, 2012 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency are considering a deal that would allow the environmental…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF TACOMA)
    New cargo-handling equipment arrives for Port terminal
    May 22, 2012 12:00 am

    Did you notice the huge heavy-lift ship anchored in Commencement Bay Tuesday? The 768-foot Zhen Hua 25 from China was…

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    Tacoma awarded Smart Growth America technical assistance
    Tacoma awarded Smart Growth America technical assistance
    December 13, 2011 12:00 am

    Smart Growth America recently announced Tacoma is one of 15 communities that has been selected to receive the organization’s 2011…

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    Northwest ports earn environmental award for clean air strategy
    Northwest ports earn environmental award for clean air...
    November 7, 2011 12:00 am

    The ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Metro Vancouver, B.C., will be honored this week with the Environmental Achievement Award from…

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