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EPA disregards human health by rolling back water …

WebApril 17, 2020. Statement from NWIFC Chair Lorraine Loomis on EPA Water Quality Standards Rollback. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic attacks …

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Tribes Outraged by EPA Move to Rescind Human Health …

Web“We believe that human health and environmental quality are the keys to economic health and prosperity for our region. We don’t believe you can put a price on …

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Skokomish Tribe Lab Tests Water for Threats to Human …

WebSkokomish Tribe Lab Tests Water for Threats to Human Health. March 30, 2016. After eight years of developing a laboratory, purchasing highly specialized …

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Tribal Members Stay Healthy with Traditional Food and …

WebTulalip’s Diabetes Prevention and Care Program is a culturally grounded, comprehensive program for the treatment of diabetes and promotion of long-term holistic …

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NW Indian Fisheries Commission: Treaty Tribes Welcome …

WebEPA’s proposed rule revises the fish consumption rate based on more recent regional and local data. It also updates the toxicity and exposure parameters used to …

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EPA sacrifices human health for short-term profit

WebOur health should not be unjustly jeopardized by increased levels of known dangerous pollutants like PCBs and dioxins that accumulate in the environment and …

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Squaxin Island Tribe studies draw a map to restoring …

WebOctober 6, 2010. OLYMPIA — The Squaxin Island Tribe has taken more than 20 years of studies and developed a resource to restore Budd Inlet. “We’ve taken every technical …

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Tribe, partners discover cancer in cockles

WebThe cancer was discovered after a sample of cockles went through a health screening as part of the tribe’s cockle hatchery program that started in 2018 with the …

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Being Frank: State Water Quality Standards Finally Updated

WebThese three chemicals are responsible for most fish consumption health advisories in the state. Of course, it’s cheaper and more effective to keep pollution out of …

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Lummi Nation tests for biotoxins in shellfish

WebMay 6, 2019. With 2019 forecast to be another warmer-than-usual year, the Lummi Natural Resources Department is making sure that tribally harvested shellfish are safe to eat. …

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Squaxin Island Tribe develops new tool for salmon restoration

WebThe map developed by the Squaxin Island Tribe also provides guidance as to how and where South Puget Sound can be restored and protected. “Our ability to …

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Coast Salish Indigenous Science Linked to STEM Learning

WebSince 2013, Swinomish has partnered with Oregon State University (OSU) to create an informal environmental health education curriculum using indigenous …

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Skokomish Tribe and Partners Upgrade Hoodsport Water Quality

WebThe Skokomish Tribe and partners are celebrating years of hard work to improve water quality in Hood Canal. The water quality status of 66 acres of shoreline in …

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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, County Partnership Result in Cleaner

WebThe recent partnership of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Clallam County Environmental Health (CCEH) and Clallam Conservation District has led to cleaner …

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Muckleshoot food program fosters creative solutions

WebMuckleshoot food program fosters creative solutions. February 8, 2012. Students from Northwest Indian College at the Muckleshoot Tribe learn about traditional …

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Tribal Fish Health Lab Earning National Accreditation

WebSeptember 22, 2018. The Tribal Fish Health Laboratory of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is completing an accreditation process that will ensure it meets …

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Jamestown S’Klallam’s Prairieland to Provide Food and Medicine

WebThe open grassland behind the Dungeness River Audubon Center is helping Lisa Barrell’s dream become a reality. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Traditional …

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Swinomish Tribe nurtures fields of camas to revitalize traditional …

WebDean Dan Jr. serves camas bulbs at the Swinomish Tribe’s annual clam bake. The tribe’s Community Environmental Health Program reintroduced the first food to the …

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Harmful Algal Bloom closes Port Susan to shellfish harvest

WebNovember 2, 2017. Port Susan closed to shellfish harvest in October because of a harmful algal bloom that was detected by the Stillaguamish Tribe’s routine plankton sampling. …

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Bull trout help examine the health of the Dungeness River

WebBull trout help examine the health of the Dungeness River. July 6, 2022. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and its state co-manager, Washington Department of Fish …

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Skokomish Tribe Commemorates New Fish Passage at Lake …

WebMay 21, 2011. The Skokomish Tribe participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at Lake Kokanee this spring to celebrate the beginning of the construction of a new upstream fish …

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