The J.R. Simplot potato processing facility at 14124 Wheeler Road in Moses Lake. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the facility released 74,570 pounds combined of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in 2020 — the most recent year the federal agency has data for.
March 4, 2022
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March 4, 2022 1:15 a.m.
EPA says fewer chemical releases in PNW
Local plants among releases
OLYMPIA — Fewer toxic chemicals were released into the environment in the Pacific Northwest over the last few years, according to an announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday. In a press release, the EPA said total releases of chemicals in EPA Region 10 — which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington — on the agency’s toxic release inventory...