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Yakima County Public Works officials first discovered the presence of E.Coli on August 3 after routine sampling of water in the system.

A press release says currently, the Army is conducting cleanup efforts without public review or Ecology oversight.

Morasch Meats Inc. issued a recall on 3,930 pounds of Raw Frozen Diced Beef products.

If you live in a specific area of Selah you may have been boiling water over the weekend.

Petroleum-based plastics that can last for centuries is piling up. Agriculture may have a potential solution: compostable bioplastics made from plant materials.

Another delay at Hanford nuclear reservation's plant due another spread of radioactive contamination, brought demolition to a still standing.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — State health officials say radioactive plutonium and americium have been found in air samples collected where workers enter the secure area of the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington. The Tri-City Herald reported Tuesday that the air samples were collected by the state Department of Health on June 8 at the Rattlesnake Barricade just off of public Highway 2

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. (AP) — Officials in the Spokane suburb of Airway Heights say city tap water is now safe to drink. Residents were told not to drink city water May 16 after tests by Fairchild Air Force Base found groundwater tainted with two industrial chemicals used for years in firefighting foam and consumer products such as nonstick cookware...

RICHLAND  (AP) — Radioactive contamination found on a piece of equipment on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was not the result of a leak in an underground nuclear waste storage tank. The U.S. Department of Energy said Wednesday that an analysis has ruled out that the contamination came from a leak within double-walled tank AZ-101...

AIRWAY HEIGHTS (AP) — Millions of gallons of water have been flushed from the water system in Airway Heights and testing is set to begin in the next few days. City leaders say they are planning to give the green light for residents to resume drinking tap water by next week...