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Waste less food this holiday season
Wasting less food is possible if you plan carefully, think ahead about storage, and get creative with your meals.
Cleanup crews working quickly to address recent groundwater contamination from Pasco Landfill
Through Jan. 20, we invite your input on a legal order to address groundwater contamination from the Pasco Landfill that happened when chemicals being removed from soil weren’t fully captured.
Las brigadas de limpieza trabajan rápidamente para abordar la reciente contaminación de agua subterránea de Pasco Landfill
Hasta el 20 de enero, invitamos a sus comentarios sobre una orden legal para abordar la contaminación del agua subterránea del Vertedero de Pasco.
Grants up to $120,000 educate neighbors about local environmental projects
In January, Ecology will begin accepting applications for grants for projects that increase public understanding and involvement in cleaning up contaminated sites.
Ecology issues final water quality permit for Everett’s Water Pollution Control Facility
We've issued the final water quality permit for Everett's Water Pollution Control Facility, which will go in effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
Updates to a permit that helps remove noxious weeds
We're proposing the changes to the 2025 draft Zostera japonica permit that is used to control this noxious weed on clam beds in Willapa Bay.
Tracking residential wastewater and stormwater rates
Our interactive data dashboard helps organize information about residential wastewater and stormwater costs to prioritize future clean water projects and funding needs.
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.
Behind the scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program
In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we hear from Daina McFadden, our permit communications specialist.
Kaiser Aluminum combatting legacy contamination with UV light
In June, Kaiser Aluminum started up a full-scale pump-and-treat system that treats 200 gallons of groundwater per minute and destroys up to 99% of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in water.