Air quality

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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Ecology uses settlement funds to help reduce diesel pollution impacts and expand air monitoring in South Tacoma

Ecology expands air monitoring in East and South Tacoma, and undertakes other projects to help mitigate air pollution from truck traffic using Bridge Point Settlement funds.

Explosive wildfire activity spreads smoke across Washington

Smoke impacts are expected to become widespread across Washington this week.

Rulemaking to protect air quality

A rulemaking is underway at Ecology to reduce air pollution in vulnerable communities.

Hop aboard Ecology's latest electric bus grant!

Ecology's latest grant to support electric school bus purchases can also be used to renew and update existing electric bus fleets.

Air Quality Awareness Week is here!

Air Quality Awareness Week (May 4–8, 2026) is a great time to improve your knowledge of all things related to air quality. Here is a week's worth of information organized around themes for each day.

Two decades later, popular grant program keeps costs and air pollution down

Ecology's Wood Smoke Reduction Grant Program continues to fund popular wood stove recycle and replacement programs across the state.

Findings from the 2025 report on overburdened communities highly impacted by air pollution

Lower wildfire activity and changing traffic patterns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic reduced air pollution in sensitive areas, but communities still face air quality inequities.

Ecology grants and strong partnerships drive innovative methane reduction at landfills

Grant recipients of Ecology's landfill methane emissions reduction grant program are having success reducing methane emissions with grant-funded projects. 

Pedaling toward cleaner air

Ecology's air quality in overburdened communities grant program is reducing air pollution through sustainable transportation.

Cleaner air through better boiling

Early cooperation with Ecology allowed for quick work to improve facility operations with added benefits for air quality.