A rendering of Wynn Resorts' proposed casion in Everett.

Wynn Resorts’ proposal for a $1.7 billion casino in Everett won a crucial environmental certificate from the state on Friday, clearing one of the biggest obstacles it faced and moving the Las Vegas company closer to getting a shovel into the ground. The approval after more than two years of studying traffic and other issues adds new momentum to Wynn’s drive to open the state’s first resort casino by 2018.