Mary Verner

On Thursday, the Washington Department of Ecology announced emergency drought grants to help farmers, local pulbic health agencies as well as threatened fish species. The $750,000 in grant funding was made available on July 28th, when Ecology adopted an emergency drought funding rule ...

Last week, the Washington Department of Ecology started accepting applications from those experiencing hardships related to drought conditions.  Public agencies, such as towns or irrigation districts, can apply for up to $350,000 which must be matched by the applicant.  Th...