TACOMA, Wash., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- While other events are being cancelled or scaled back, the Tacoma Events Commission (TEC) is embarking on the biggest expansion in its 32-year history.

Most toxic pollution falling onto Puget Sound's waters has decreased — some by as much as 99 percent — below earlier estimates, according to a region-wide study.

By Jason Hagey, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jun. 7--When Tacoma adopted a new critical areas ordinance three years ago, it did not include buffer areas along the city's marine shoreline.

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 12--Human error apparently caused a 435-gallon diesel spill from a fishing vessel tied up at the Port of Tacoma, officials said Tuesday. "We think there may have been a misalignment of valves or inattention to detail," U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr.

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 5--Urban Waters and Puget Sound Partnership: No matchmaker could have made a better match. Gov.