A stage one burn ban goes into effect for King County at 4 p.m. today, affecting residential burning and beach fires. People burning Christmas trees at the Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 1 at Golden Gardens “High pressure over the Puget Sound region will bring cold temperatures and calm winds,” according to forecasters with the […]
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Stinky fish fertilizer causing ‘putrid smell’ in Ballard
Updated: We recently wrote about an unusual smell near the Ballard Bridge. It turns out the smell is coming from a barge full of fish fertilizer. Kimberly Cline with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency tells us that Alaska Protein Recovery, LLC has received a written warning after several people complained about the smell. “When […]
Stage 2 burn ban in effect
Unless your wood-burning fireplace is your only source of heat, you shouldn’t be using it, says the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. “Stable weather conditions, combined with heavy use of wood-burning devices in our region, have created pollution levels that are unhealthy for sensitive group populations,” the agency website states. Because of the air quality, […]
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