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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.
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.
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.
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.
Expanding air monitoring for the 2024 wildfire season
Ecology is expanding air monitoring across the state in response to wildfire smoke.
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.
Dust storms: how to protect yourself
Learn about the health and safety risks posed by dust storms.
It’s #SmokeReady Week in the PNW!
Learn how to prepare for wildfire season and protect yourself from smoke during Smoke Ready Week.
Air Quality Awareness Week: Knowing your air
May 6-10 2024 is Air Quality Awareness Week and May is national Clean Air Month, a great time to think about and learn how to improve air quality.
Everyone wins when communities recycle and replace old wood stoves
The Wood Smoke Reduction Grant Program supports programs that provide financial incentives for residents to recycle or replace qualifying wood stoves with cleaner burning upgrades and alternatives.