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Everyone deserves clean air to breathe and a sustainable future that responds to challenges presented by climate change. To reach these goals, we regulate harmful emissions from vehicles, burning, and industrial activities to help protect air quality and reduce greenhouse gases that increase temperatures around the globe.
Everyone deserves clean air to breathe and a sustainable future that responds to challenges presented by climate change. To reach these goals, we regulate harmful emissions from vehicles, burning, and industrial activities to help protect air quality and reduce greenhouse gases that increase temperatures around the globe.

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Fighting fires – and air pollution

Grants from Ecology helped fund Washington's first electric fire truck, which was recently unveiled by the City of Redmond. 

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Clearing the air around wood stove legislation

Senate Bill 5174 does not remove stoves from any home, nor does it force manufacturers to re-test. The newly proposed legislation both protects the air and our ability to burn wood for heat.

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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Check for a burn ban first!

Burn bans are called in the winter when smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces increase fine particle pollution. Always check for a burn ban before lighting a fire.

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Washington’s organics management law ramps up business requirements for 2025

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, many Washington businesses producing at least four cubic yards of organic waste per week must divert it from curbside garbage bins and into curbside organics bins. 

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Learning as they go: Walla Walla commits to a greener future with electric school buses

Grants from Ecology have allowed Walla Walla Public Schools to begin transitioning its school bus fleet from diesel-powered to electric. 

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Generating buzz: electric school buses have arrived in Walla Walla

Grants from Ecology have allowed Walla Walla Public Schools to begin transitioning its school bus fleet to electric. 

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Ecology grants expand charging networks and increase zero-emission vehicles

Ecology Volkswagen enforcement action grants help to expand Level 2 charging plugs and increase zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles across Washington.

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Expanding air monitoring for the 2024 wildfire season

Ecology is expanding air monitoring across the state in response to wildfire smoke. 

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Projects for communities, by communities — launching the air quality community grant program

We are launching the Air Quality Community Grant Program and inviting organizations from 16 overburdened communities across Washington to apply for grants that improve local air quality. 

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Dust storms: how to protect yourself

Learn about the health and safety risks posed by dust storms.

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