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An easterly wind shift tonight will funnel smoke from fires in BC and the Cascades into the Puget Sound region. Air quality will be moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups, and could reach unhealthy on Sunday before clearing out. We've issued an Air Quality Alert for Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties from Saturday morning through noon Monday. Eastern Washington will also see smoke impacts, and an Air Quality Alert remains in place for Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, and Whitman counties through at least Monday. Find the latest at https://wasmoke.blogspot.com

A shout out to our Ecology Youth Corps crews currently working hard picking up litter across the state! Despite spending millions on litter pickup every year, we're only able to pick up a fraction of the 26 million pounds of waste that accumulates on our roads and on-off ramps each year. Help our litter crews by doing your part. Use a car litter bag, throw your trash away in a bin at your destination, and don't let anything blow out of your vehicle. Let's give wildlife and communities a cleaner environment so we can all thrive! #LitterFreeWA #SecureLoadsWA WSDOT

We're hiring an Environmental Planner 5 for our Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction program. This position will develop and implement strategic and operational plans for Pollution Prevention and Regulatory Assistance policy initiatives. Apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4146031/environmental-planner-5 #environment #jobs

Higher than average temperature and lower than normal precipitation continued through July, causing reduced streamflows and a worsening of drought conditions. Read more and see an outlook for August in the State Climatologists newsletter on our Statewide Conditions page. https://ecology.wa.gov/water-shorelines/water-supply/water-availability/statewide-conditions

We had a great time at summer Seafair festival in Seattle, and we hope you enjoyed the free oil-catching bibs and sewage pump-out adapter kits our team handed out. At our booth, we provided information about our "Pump Out, Don't Dump Out" program and the Spills program's app for boat owners, which helps them locate where to pump their sewage. Learn more at ecology.wa.gov/water-shorelines/puget-sound/no-discharge-zone/pump-out-dont-dump-out. #Seafair #Seattle #Seafair2023 #PumpOutDontDumpOut #Ecology