Los Angeles Times

Santa Monica school expansion delayed by toxic dry cleaning chemicals in soil

For years, school district officials had grand designs to revamp the campus of McKinley Elementary in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District intended to build a two-story ...
Des Moines Register

Healthier soil is the key to cleaner water

I spent six-plus years as a commissioner on the Environmental Protection Commission. Members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement spoke at most meetings in favor of cleaner water, and their ...
Argus Leader

Farmers: Healthy soil means cleaner water

How long does it take for the soil to absorb two cups of water? Ten minutes? An hour? More? Less? The answer, visitors to Al Miron's Crooks-area farm learned during a farm tour this week, depends on ...
Seattle Times

400 tons of polluted soil to be removed at former Olympia Dry Cleaners site

Cleanup has resumed at the former Olympia Dry Cleaners site in an effort to remove decades’ worth of pollution. Starting Aug. 3, the state Department of Ecology will remove nearly 400 tons of ...
The Olympian

Nearly 400 tons of polluted soil to be removed at former Olympia Dry Cleaners site

Crews will remove nearly 400 tons of contaminated soil at 606 Union Ave. SE. The property’s current tenant, Howard’s Prestige Cleaners, will remain open during construction. Andy Hobbs The Olympian ...