Press Releases
OLYMPIA – Plastic bags are one of the largest sources of contamination in Washington’s residential recycling stream. These bags can clog recycling machinery, contaminate other recyclable materials, and lead to more potentially recyclable material ending up in the landfill.
How big a problem is...
WENATCHEE — Confluence Health announced updates to its masking policy as of April 3, masking will now be optional for patients and visitors while in Confluence Health facilities. Patients and visitors will still be recommended to mask to help protect the most vulnerable patients, but this will no...
TUMWATER — A new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent heat rules would increase protections for agricultural, construction, and other workers exposed to dangerous outdoor temperatures on the job.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) filed the proposed...
Olympia – When children are exposed to flame or fires, their curiosity might be peeked. Children may find fire fascinating because it engages all five senses; sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. They may not understand that fires used for cooking, heating, or other reasons are controlled and...
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is announcing its free at-home testing program Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT) is ending May 11. Since its launch in Jan. 2022, the program has:
• Processed more than 3 million individual orders for at-home test kits.
• Distributed more than 15...
Olympia – Daylight Savings Time began March 12. The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office wants to remind everyone that when changing your clocks, remember to test your smoke alarm at the same time. Working smoke alarms are a critical element of home fire safety by giving you and your family an...
Northwest Region residents advance legacy of Clara Barton, one of most honored women in US history.
Help can’t wait when emergencies strike-whether it’s for the family huddled on the street after a home fire, the patient needing a blood transfusion, or the military member deployed during a family...
OLYMPIA -- Effective April 3, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will end the Secretary of Health Mask Order, which currently requires universal masking in healthcare, long-term care, and adult correctional facilities for people age 5 and older.
In Washington, COVID-19, RSV, and...
Confluence Health today announced an update to its employment vaccination policy. Starting March 1, 2023, Confluence Health will begin allowing staff who were unable to work onsite due to not having received the initial COVID-19 vaccination series to again work onsite at Confluence Health...
OLYMPIA – With Western Washington wildfire impacts still top of mind after the Bolt Creek Fire belched smoke across the Puget lowlands this past October, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz testified in favor of House Bill 1578 before the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources...
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