DES MOINES, Iowa, June 29 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating fish kill in Lee County * HOUGHTON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill near the City of Houghton in Lee County. On June 25, the DNR Field Office in Washington was notified of a possible pesticide rinsate spill near the ChemGro facility in Houghton. Rinsate is a diluted mixture of pesticide which can be produced during the was  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 1 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release: * * * Ecology funds 130 clean water projects statewide State, federal funding delivers $158 million to protect water quality - Each year, the Washington State Department of Ecology supports communities by funding clean water projects through the Water Quality Combined Funding Program -- a mix of state and federal dollars dedicated to protecting and improving water quality. This year,  more