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Dirt alert
Ecology's Dirt Alert program gives information about how to protect yourself from arsenic and lead pollution in soil.
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Ecology's Dirt Alert program gives information about how to protect yourself from arsenic and lead pollution in soil.
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Join our June 21 webinar about toxic tire dust
Join our June 21 6PPD webinar. Learn more about 6PPD by watching our video presentations in advance.
May 31, 2023
What We Do
Headed out on your boat? Pump out your sewage, don't let it float!
Planning some time on your boat as summer kicks off? Here’s the last of our water-related reminders: don’t empty your boat’s holding tank into Puget Sound or inland waters.
May 26, 2023
What You Can Do
Headed to the beach? Check for poop before you stick in your feet!
Check our safe swimming map for beach advisories and closures. Help us keep poop off the beach.
May 24, 2023
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Electric trucks to join state’s clean transportation future
A federal EPA waiver granted in April 2023 means Washington can move forward with plans for zero-emission requirements for new medium- and heavy-duty trucks and clean the air.
April 6, 2023
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Get ready to apply for a Public Participation Grant
Have an idea for reducing waste or pollution in your neighborhood? A new application round of Public Participation Grants is about to begin! Grants are worth up to $60,000 a year for up to two years.
March 8, 2023
What You Can Do
Tackling toxics: Partnering on lead removal at Plantation Rifle Range
We’re working with Whatcom County to clean up 50 years of lead contamination at Plantation Rifle Range. We invite your comments through March 17.
Feb. 13, 2023
What We Do
The trash-climate connection: what you need to know
We are taking steps to protect the climate by reducing methane emissions from landfills. But what is methane, and how is it connected to trash and climate?
Feb. 3, 2023
What We Do
Saving Washington's salmon from toxic tire dust
After researchers pinpointed the toxic chemical that is killing coho salmon in freshwater, we got to work, alongside several partners, to protect coho salmon.
Jan. 25, 2023
What We Do
We've seen fire, and we've seen rain...
Goodbye summer smoke — hello cozy winter A review of the 2022 summer wildfire smoke season and everything you need to know for winter wood stove smoke season.
Nov. 11, 2022
What We Do
The endless benefits of product transparency
You shouldn’t need a Ph.D. in toxicology to buy your products. That’s where product transparency and its seemingly endless benefits come in.
Oct. 26, 2022
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