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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. 

Is there a connection between old concrete and water quality?

New Ecology study to identify possible pollution that might be coming from concrete rubble.
 

Cleaning up: Pasco Landfill entering the final phase

The final phase of cleanup began at the Pasco Landfill. Contaminated soil in Zone A that remains after removing about 35,000 drums of hazardous waste will be treated.

When pee is pollution

Puget Sound communities, Ecology, and our partners are working to reduce the amount of nutrient pollution in Puget Sound.  

Safer cosmetics are coming to a store near you. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters

Starting January 1, 2025, TFCA will restrict the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cosmetic products that contain certain toxic chemicals within Washington.

Cleaning up: PFAS contamination in the Lower Issaquah Valley

We invite you to comment on legal agreements and associated documents for the Lower Issaquah Valley PFAS cleanup sites.

West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit now issued

We've now issued the final permit for the West Point wastewater treatment plant in Seattle. It strengthens protective measures for Puget Sound with updates that match current water quality rules.

Looking back and looking forward on our beach monitoring season

Every summer we monitor beaches for fecal bacteria to protect beachgoers. Read our 2023 BEACH Program report and send us feedback on the proposed list of beaches that will be monitored in 2024.

Can’t beat the VEAT!

Knowing the number of vessels entering Washington waters helps us better understand oil spill risk and how it changes over time. This year marks the 30th anniversary of our VEAT report!

Up to $10.7 million is still available for water banking projects

Eligibility has expanded for Ecology's Water Banking Pilot Grants.

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