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Let's talk about elk: the Hanford herd

Use a car litter bag to help keep Washington’s roads litter free

Thirty years of contamination cleanup revitalizes Bellingham Bay
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News

Aerial view of a power plant creating white smoke from one of three pillars with greenery and mountains in the background.

July 31, 2026 – State’s only coal power plant shifting to natural gas, will serve as backup power for region.

A row of electric vehicles plugged into public charging ports.

July 21, 2026 – First ‘ZEVergreen’ report will shape affordable clean transportation policy amidst federal interference.

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July 7, 2026 – Nat Kale picked to direct Ecology's Office of Chehalis Basin.

A store parking lot with rain gardens, plants and trees on a cloudy day.

June 30, 2026 – Ecology funds 130 clean water projects statewide.

Listen to the marmot: new ads ask drivers to keep Washington litter-free.

$40 million in streamflow restoration grants flowing to rivers across Washington 

Washington celebrates Food Waste Prevention Week Sept. 28 – Oct. 4

Unpermitted, high-hazard dam near Sultan fined $20,000 for safety violations

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Public Input & Events

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Comment period

ends Oct. 8, 2026

Clallam Bay Publicly Owned Treatment Works — Comment on the draft permit that allows treated wastewater to be discharged into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Water quality
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Public meeting

Oct. 19, 2026, 7 p.m. - Seattle

Lower Duwamish Waterway — Learn more about the Dawn Food Products and Boeing Development Center cleanups along the waterway at the Georgetown Community Council meeting. 
Contamination cleanup
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