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In Washington, we've identified over 13,000 contaminated sites in need of cleanup and over 7,000 of those sites have been cleaned up using Washington State’s environmental cleanup law — the Model Toxics Control Act.
In Washington, we've identified over 13,000 contaminated sites in need of cleanup and over 7,000 of those sites have been cleaned up using Washington State’s environmental cleanup law — the Model Toxics Control Act.

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Cleaning up remaining contamination at the Unocal Edmonds site

Comment on the study outlining cleanup options for the remaining contamination at the Unocal Edmonds cleanup site

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Washington residents can help stop greenwashing under new law

"Greenwashing" is term used to describe language used to mislead people into falsely believing a product, service, or practice is environmentally friendly or "sustainable."

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Cleaning up: Sampling and dredging in I & J Waterway begins this summer

Dredging and sampling work begin this month in Bellingham's I & J Waterway

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Cleaning up: Sampling at Gas Works Park slated to begin in April

Sampling work at Gas Works Park in Seattle will begin in April.

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Cleaning up: A Avenue Landfill

We'd like your comments on a legal agreement for investigating contamination at an old landfill in Anacortes.

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Cleaning up: Bellingham waterfront site moves closer to cleanup

We’re signing a legal agreement with the Port and City of Bellingham requiring them to implement an updated cleanup action plan for the RG Haley site in Bellingham, WA, and we’d like your input.

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Cleaning up: Range of cleanup options considered for Lower Duwamish Waterway site

Tell us what you think of the cleanup options for the Boeing Isaacson Thompson site in the Lower Duwamish Waterway

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Cleaning up: Fieldwork continues on Bellingham’s working waterfront

The Central Waterfront site of the Bellingham Bay cleanup is on course for cleanup construction to begin in 2026. This month, we begin a round of fieldwork to fill out the details of the cleanup.

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Meet the students clearing litter from Washington highways

72 Central Washington teens are making a difference this summer, one piece of litter at a time, through the Ecology Youth Corps. Let's get to know some of them and what they've accomplished.

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Lower Duwamish Waterway reaches cleanup milestone

We’ve made solid progress on controlling sources of pollution in one reach of the Lower Duwamish Waterway. Ecology is recommending EPA proceed with cleanup at all but one sediment area.

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