William D. Ruckelshaus Center

Public Policy Veteran to Lead WSU/UW William D. Ruckelshaus Center

SEATTLE. – Michael Kern, a veteran of managing public policy issues especially regarding natural resources, is the new director of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center operated by Washington State University and the University of Washington. The Center provides expertise to improve the quality and availability of voluntary collaborative approaches for policy development and multi-party dispute […]

Ruckelshaus Center to Be Featured at TRIDEC Lunch, Dec. 9

KENNEWICK, Wash. – William D. Ruckelshaus, the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will head a list of luminaries who will discuss collaborative problem solving and the services provided by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. The discussion will take place at the Tri-City Development Council Membership Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Dec. 9, at the […]

$500,000 in Ag Pilot Projects Funded

PULLMAN, Wash. – Agricultural pilot projects will receive $500,000 in funding from the Washington State Legislature. The agriculture projects are designed to increase wider adoption of direct seeding in Spokane County, create farmland habitat for shorebirds in Skagit County, encourage wider adoption of environmentally friendly integrated pest management strategies, and to test the feasibility and […]