10/28/09 SANCHEZ ROMAN
TACOMA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY DUMPING OILY WASTE INTO CITY WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Defendant Used Self-Serve Car Wash to Dump Cooking Grease
9/3/09 SMITH
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON DEVELOPER INDICTED FOR FILLING WETLANDS
Defendant Filled Critical Wetlands in Effort to Ink Deal for Equestrian Center
6/16/09 ALLEN
TIMBER MANAGEMENT COMPANY OWNER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CUTTING DOWN EAGLE NEST TREE
Elma Man Lied Repeatedly About Tree Removal to Allow Development
5/15/09 JAMES
THREE GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY MEN ORDERED TO PAY NEARLY $340,000 IN RESTITUTION FOR ILLEGALLY CUTTING OLD GROWTH TIMBER
Old Growth Western Cedars Taken from Olympic National Forest
5/11/09 MAGNUSSON
RENTON ATTORNEY ORDERED TO REMOVE DOCK AND BOAT LIFT ON LAKE WASHINGTON FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL RIVERS AND HARBORS ACT
4/10/09 JAMES
ABERDEEN MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR TIMBER THEFT FROM NATIONAL FOREST
Thirty-One Old Growth Western Cedars Taken from Olympic National Forest
2/17/09 MAGNUSSON
RENTON RESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW BY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ILLEGAL DOCK AND BOATLIFT ON LAKE WASHINGTON
1/23/09 BROWN
HUMPTULIPS MAN GETS PRISON TIME FOR TIMBER THEFT FROM NATIONAL FOREST
Old Growth Western Cedars Taken from Olympic National Forest
12/30/08 YANG
CAPTAIN OF KOREAN FLAGGED SHIP SENTENCED FOR DUMPING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF OIL CONTAMINATED WASTE AND PLASTIC INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
First Prosecution in Washington for Dumping of Plastics and Garbage from Marine Cargo Vessel
10/3/08 STX PAN OCEAN
KOREAN SHIPPING COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO DUMPING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF OIL CONTAMINATED WASTE AND PLASTIC INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN -
First Prosecution in Washington for Dumping of Plastics and Garbage from Marine Cargo Vessel
9/22/08 TIMBER THEFT
THREE PLEAD GUILTY IN TIMBER THEFT FROM NATIONAL FOREST -
Murdered Forest Service Officer was Lead Investigator on Case
9/12/08 CAM
FEDS SETTLE WITH OREGON MAN OVER FILLING OF WETLANDS AT SW WASHINGTON RESORT -
Couple Agrees to Repair Damage and Pay $30,000 Penalty
7/1/08 WHALE SENTENCING
MAKAH TRIBAL MEMBERS SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT -
Two Who Took Most Active Role, Leading Hunt, Sentenced to Jail Time
4/29/08 NNC
EGYPTIAN CORPORATION PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL OCEAN DUMPING - Will Pay $7.25 Million in Criminal Fines
4/8/08 MAKAH
TWO MAKAH TRIBAL MEMBERS FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT BY KILLING GRAY WHALE - Men Agree to Bench Trial - Judge Finds Them Guilty Based on Written Statement of Facts
3/28/08 MAKAH TRIBE
THREE MAKAH TRIBAL MEMBERS PLEAD GUILTY TO KILLING GRAY WHALE - Two Defendants, Who Played Largest Role in Hunt, Will Face Trial
3/26/08 BONNEVILLE HOT SPRINGS
OREGON MAN SUED OVER FILLING OF WETLANDS AT SW WASHINGTON RESORT - Complaint Alleges Violation of Clean Water Act
10/4/07 GRAY WHALE
GRAND JURY INDICTS FIVE MAKLAH TRIBAL MEMBERS FOR KILLING GRAY WHALE - Defendants Face Misdemeanor Charges Punishable by up to One Year in Jail
9/26/07 JAMES
THREE OLYMPIC PENINSULA MEN INDICTED FOR TIMBER THEFT - Allegedly Conspired to Cut thirty-one Old Growth Cedar Trees from Public Lands
8/28/07 STORM
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE - Pharmacology Professor Dumped Highly Flammable Material Down the Drain
6/26/07 CALYPSO
GREEK SHIPPING COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY IN "MAGIC PIPE" POLLUTION SCHEME - Calypso Marine Agrees to $1,000,000 Fine for Dumping Oily Waste
3/7/07 STORM
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE - Pharmacology Professor Dumped Highly Flammable Material Down the Drain
1/23/07 IRIKA
SHIPPING LINE PAYS $750,000 IN FINES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR ILLEGAL OCEAN DUMPING - Money Will Fund Environmental Projects in Washington and Award for Whistle Blower
7/4/06 MARINE CONSERVATION FUND
MARINE CONSERVATION FUND AWARDS $1.7 MILLION IN GRANTS TO RESTORE PUGET SOUND - Funding Comes from Settlement with Shipping Line That Used "Magic Pipe" to Illegally Dump Oil
6/2/06 COON
SEQUIM FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO PROBATION FOR BIRD BAITING - Practice Leads to Slaughter of Ducks in Hunting Areas
4/4/05
EVERGREEN
Evergreen
to Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Concealing Vessel Pollution