In 1983, state officials posted advisories against eating fish from the Capitol Lakes in Baton Rouge, citing chronic toxic pollution. After decades of inaction, federal regulators in 2023 declared the ...

Working close to the Capitol Lake shoreline in Olympia Wa. On May 8, 2025 a project team from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) collects sediment and soil samples for use in the Deschutes ...

Plans to restore Capitol Lake to its natural state as the Deschutes River estuary are moving forward. This week, those who visit downtown will be able to see the lake at its lowest levels and what’s ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has officially added the polluted Capitol Lakes in Baton Rouge to its Superfund National Priorities List, a move that will prioritize funding for its possible ...

Re: “Olympia’s Capitol Lake restoration: Pricey ‘boondoggle’ or environmental win?” [July 15, Local News]: The recent article on the future of the Deschutes Estuary in Olympia missed a vital point.

The Environmental Protection Agency has notified the state of Louisiana, the Kansas City Southern Railroad Co., and Paramount Global that they may be on the hook for part of the cost of removing ...

Visitors to Capitol Lake will see more of the exposed lake bed this weekend. The lake is being lowered by four feet today as Tacoma Rail makes emergency repairs on the train trestle between Marathon ...

A jogger makes her way around Capitol Lake in Olympia’s Heritage Park. Steve Bloom [email protected] Public restrooms in Olympia’s Heritage Park will be closed this week so they can be repaired ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — After years of studies, public hearings, and debate, work began this month to restore a portion of Olympia’s Capitol campus to its natural state by removing a dam. After nearly 75 ...

Signs mark the closure of Capitol Lake in Olympia, Washington, due to the invasive New Zealand mud snails, shown on Friday, July 2, 2021. Tony Overman [email protected] The Port of Olympia ...