Environmental justice

Environmental justice includes laws, regulations, policies, and actions that give fair treatment to all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. Our environmental restoration and preservation work should not disproportionately burden disadvantaged populations.
Environmental justice includes laws, regulations, policies, and actions that give fair treatment to all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. Our environmental restoration and preservation work should not disproportionately burden disadvantaged populations.

Search Blog Posts

28 results.

Meaningful Momentum: CCA updates for March 2022
Stay up-to-date with what Ecology is doing to implement the landmark Climate Commitment Act in this new monthly blog series.
The Climate Commitment Act: Washington’s path to carbon-neutrality by 2050
Curious about the Climate Commitment Act and what it means for the fight against climate change? Get an overview of this powerful legislation and what Ecology is doing to implement it.
New grant program funds cleanups to provide affordable housing
We are now accepting applications for our new Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program.
Clearer skies ahead
We're holding listening sessions for a new program aimed at reducing air pollution in the places that bear the brunt of pollution today.
Grant applications being accepted for flood-hazard planning
We're providing $1.5 million in funding to help communities develop plans to prepare for and reduce flood risks.
Sea #SmokeReady2021 esta temporada de incendios forestales
Sea #SmokeReady2021 esta temporada de incendios forestales
Clean & safe water for communities
This summer, scientists plan to sample 170 wells as part of the larger effort to address elevated nitrate in the Lower Yakima Valley.
How Ecology staff work to include AAPI communities

During Asian Pacific Heritage Month we're going hyper-local. We're celebrating by highlighting our staff’s efforts to make our environmental work more accessible to AAPI communities in Washington.

Showing 21 - 28 of 28 results.