http://www.king5.com en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT webmaster@king5.com http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050908ENB_home_funerals_KS.e5393fb3.html Environment When a loved one dies, a funeral home is the normal routine for many families. But more people are opting to leave the funeral preparations at home.Burials the natural way Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050908WAB_biodiesel_analysis_LJ.e300b92b.html Environment King County Council member Reagan Dunn is calling for a biofuel analysis to see if it's doing more harm than good to the environment. Metro reconsidering biodiesel Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050808ENV_salt_water_fuel_KS.e001d971.html Environment After much speculation, a process that converts sea water into a possible fuel source is gaining legitimacy.Could this end the energy crisis? Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050808EVB_bush_signs_wild_sky_wilderness_JM.de43db8a.html Environment Nearly six years after it was first introduced, a bill to create a Wild Sky Wilderness near Sultan, northeast of Seattle, has become law. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050808ENB_nuclear_waster_utah_KC.e0e45cbd.html Environment Eight Western states Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive Italian waste to Utah by declaring that rules don't allow for foreign loads. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050708ENV_tv_dumping_KS.dad469a3.html Environment Some of region's most sensitive areas are turning into clandestine landfills for the old TVs, and some blame the upcoming transition to High Definition TV. Where to recycle electronics Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050708ANB_sea_lions_KS.d9c86574.html Environment Federal fisheries officials said today that no evidence of recent gunshot wounds was found in the six sea lions found dead in traps near Bonneville Dam. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050708ENB_oyster_dredge_sinks_LJ.d8c04eac.html Environment The Ecology Department believes about 75 gallons of fuel may have leaked from an oyster dredge that sank at the mouth of Johns River on Grays Harbor. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050308ENB_spokane_recycling_KC.b205b454.html Environment Last year, Spokane sent more than 50,000 tons of garbage to a landfill more than 200 miles away because there wasn't room to burn it in the city's trash incinerator. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT http://www.king5.com/localnews/environment/stories/NW_050208WAB_chuckanut_ridge_development_TP.c11e0871.html Environment The development would bring 700 new housing units, but neighbors say it comes at an environmental cost.Developer: Environmentally friendly Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:02 GMT