Category: Environment and Sustainability
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Executive Zahilay issues emergency order granting authority for additional action regarding severe weather and flooding
Summary Executive Zahilay issued the following emergency order granting authority for additional actions related to a proclamation of emergency earlier this week addressing the severe weather and river flooding impacting the region. Story WHEREAS, on December 8, 2025, in my capacity as King County Executive, I issued a Proclamation of Emergency regarding a significant civil…
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‘A healthy lake sends a powerful message’: Landmark King County study of Lake Washington finds that cities can grow without harming water quality
Summary A study by King County scientists – recently published in a national scientific journal – found surprising improvements in Lake Washington’s water quality this century, even as the watershed’s population increased by 350,000 people. News A landmark study by King County scientists found that Lake Washington has become clearer this century even as the…
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Executive Zahilay issues Proclamation of Emergency regarding severe storms and river flooding
Summary King County Executive Girmay Zahilay issued a Proclamation of Emergency today regarding the severe storms and river flooding anticipated to have a major impact on the region. Story WHEREAS, the King County Office of Emergency Management has reported to me on December 8, 2025, that King County has activated the King County Regional Emergency…