Dept. of Ecology declares drought emergency for most of Washington state

by Helen Smith at king5.com OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Ecology (Ecology) declared a drought emergency for most of Washington state on Tuesday due to low snowpack and forecasts predicting dry and warm spring and summer seasons.  Service areas encompassing Everett, Seattle, SeaTac and Tacoma are the only spots excepted from the declaration. It’s the fourth-earliest […]