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June 20, 2008: Headlines

Wilderness redefined

Posted Fri, Jun 20, 8 p.m.

Wild Sky in Washington's Cascades is just one of a number of areas designated for protection that are not, in the strictest sense, primeval environment. But they are wild, and in modern times they're worth preserving, say environmentalists — even if unprecedented compromise is necessary.

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Saving Puget Sound is an economic problem

Posted Fri, Jun 20, 5 p.m.

The laws and regulations that protect it from the most egregious dumping work pretty well, but the only way to finance the prevention of non-point-source pollution is to impose fees.

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