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Focus on: Climate change and health equity
A joint Ecology and Health focus sheet exploring the health and community impacts of climate change.
https://ecology.wa.gov/201210-climate-justice-focus-sheet
Yakima Air Wintertime Nitrate Study
A study about high nitrate levels in Yakima's winter air.
https://ecology.wa.gov/yakimaairwinterstudyreport
Waste Imported and Exported - WA
Waste Imported and Exported - WA
https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-imported-and-exported-wa
Preliminary Draft Implementation Plan (WAC 173-201A) 06/10/20
Preliminary Draft Implementation Plan for PCB Variances on the Spokane River. Chapter 173-201A WAC.
https://ecology.wa.gov/preliminary-draft-implementation-plan-wac-173-201
New Preliminary Rule (WAC 173-219) 10/27/14
Reclaimed water preliminary rule language - October 27, 2014 version
https://ecology.wa.gov/new-preliminary-rule-wac-173-219-10-27-14
Implementation dates (WAC 173-446) 9-29-22
This is the September 29, 2022 implementation timeline for Chapter 173-446 WAC, Climate Commitment Act Program.
https://ecology.wa.gov/implementation-dates-wac-173-446-9-29-22
Draft timeline (WAC 173-446) 6-8-22
This is a draft implementation timeline for Chapter 173-446 WAC, Climate Commitment Act Program. (6/8/22 version)
https://ecology.wa.gov/draft-timeline-wac-173-446-6-8-22
Draft timeline (WAC 173-446) 01/24/22
This is a draft implementation timeline for Chapter 173-446 WAC, Climate Commitment Act Program. (1/24/22 version)
https://ecology.wa.gov/draft-timeline-wac-173-446-01-24-22
Rosalia Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/rosalia-cumulative-impacts-analysis
San Juan County Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/san-juan-county-cumulative-impacts-analysis
Reardan Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/reardan-cumulative-impacts-analysis
Everson Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/everson-cumulative-impacts-analysis
Mason County Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/mason-county-cumulative-impacts-analysis
Sediment Impact Zone Application for Grays Harbor
Burrowing shrimp document: Sediment Impact Zone Application for Grays Harbor
https://ecology.wa.gov/sediment-impact-zone-application-for-grays-harbor
Pierce County Cumulative Impacts Analysis
An analysis of the cumulative impacts that may be expected to occur over time as the comprehensively updated SMP is implemented.
https://ecology.wa.gov/pierce-county-cumulative-impacts-analysis
SWM Yakima Landfill 2023
Drone checklist for SWM Yakima landfill fire 2023
https://ecology.wa.gov/swm-yakima-landfill-2023
Environmental penalties issued for the 4th quarter of 2022
April 25, 2023 News release:
Ecology issued $273,090 in penalties of $1,000 or more from October through December 2022. Penalties are issued for serious violations or those that continue after Ecology assistance or warnings.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2023/4th-quarter-2022-environmental-penalties
Environmental penalties for 2nd quarter of 2021
July 28, 2021 News release:
Environmental penalties issued for the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaling $1,000 or more
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2021/july-28-2021-2nd-quarter-penalty-summary
Environmental penalties issued for the first quarter of 2022
May 11, 2022 News release:
Summary of penalties issued from January through March 2022.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2022/first-quarter-penalties-2022
Washington communities to receive $309 million in clean water funding
June 28, 2024 News release:
Ecology is awarding $309 million in clean water grants and loans.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/june-28-clean-water-funding
Environmental penalties issued for third quarter of 2024
January 14, 2025 News release:
Ecology issued $439,340 in penalties of $1,000 or more from July 1 – Sept. 30, 2024.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/jan-14-environmental-penalties-issued-for-third-quarter-of-2024
Inslee names Laura Watson director of Washington State Department of Ecology
December 20, 2019 News release:
Gov. Jay Inslee named Laura Watson director of the Washington State Department of Ecology today. She replaces Maia Bellon, who Inslee appointed in 2013.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/dec-20-inslee-names-laura-watson-director-of-ecolo
Updates proposed to lab accreditation process
April 19, 2023 News release:
Seeking public input on proposed changes to the Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories rule. Changes include improved guidelines and updated fees.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2023/april-19-updates-to-lab-accreditation-process
Ecology settles 2019 penalty with Tacoma hazardous waste facility
June 9, 2020 News release:
The Stericycle hazardous waste facility in Tacoma has agreed to settle $2.2 million in penalties issued in 2019 by the Washington Department of Ecology.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2020/june-9-stericycle-settlement
Changes proposed to strengthen oil-handling standards and oil-transfer requirements for facilities and vessels
January 4, 2023 News release:
Amendments to advance notice of transfer, seismic protection, oil-transfer-response plans for mobile facilities, decommissioning requirements and pre-booming.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2023/jan-4-spill-prevention-rulemaking
Ecology proposes updates to wastewater treatment plant operator certification program
March 13, 2019 News release:
Proposed updates to Washington State Department of Ecology’s Wastewater Operator Certification Program reflect new treatment technologies, create opportunities for professional growth, and establish a new fee schedule.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/march-13-updates-to-operator-certification-program
State fines Community Transit and its contractor $10,000 each for water quality permit violations
August 15, 2023 News release:
Ecology fines Community Transit and its contractor $10,000 each for water quality permit violations.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2023/community-transit-ca-carey-penalty
New rulemaking will reduce plastic and other contamination in compost
December 10, 2024 News release:
New rule is aimed at reducing contamination in organic waste going to organic waste handling facilities.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/dec-10
Hanford Advisory Board to meet in Spokane Sept. 10-11, 2024
August 27, 2024 News release:
The Hanford Advisory Board is holding its next regional meeting in Spokane, WA, Sept. 10. The Board will hear updates on Hanford cleanup and consider advice to issue to the Tri-Party Agencies.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/aug-27-hanford-advisory-board-to-meet-in-spokane-sept-10-11-2024
Ecology orders Walla Walla station owner to continue work to protect community from gas spill
June 18, 2024 News release:
Enforcement order order requires Walla Walla gas station owner to continue work to reduce harmful vapors from gasoline spill and remove contaminated water from nearby buildings.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/june-18-ecology-issues-enforcement-order-to-walla-walla-gas-station-owner
West Plains residents to receive no-cost drinking water sampling for PFAS
February 21, 2024 News release:
Drinking water testing for PFAS will soon be available to about 300 private and shared wells in the northeast West Plains area at no cost to residents.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/feb-21-west-plains-sampling-for-pfas
$30,000 penalty to plastics producer for failing to register products under 2021 law
March 13, 2025 News release:
Penalties collected under the 2021 law provide financial support to local governments for solid waste programs.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/march-13-30-000-penalty-to-plastics-producer-for-failing-to-register-products-under-2021-law
Rainier Valley site’s redevelopment will include environmental cleanup
April 8, 2021 News release:
Under a proposed cleanup plan, redevelopment in Seattle’s Rainier Valley work will include affordable housing and will incorporate environmental cleanup into construction.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2021/april-8-grand-street-commons-cleanup
State of Washington, federal agencies finalize agreement on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site
January 10, 2025 News release:
The Tri-Party Agreement Agencies have finalized a landmark agreement that outlines a realistic and achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of underground tank waste at the Hanford Site.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/hanford-site-holistic-agreement-finalized
Nisqually watershed plan earns state’s first approval under new water law
February 1, 2019 News release:
A locally-developed plan to protect natural resources in the Nisqually River watershed is the first to gain approval under Washington’s streamflow restoration law, adopted last year in response to the State Supreme Court’s “Hirst” decision.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/feb-1-nisqually-watershed-plan
Industrial sites have new requirements to protect water quality
December 2, 2024 News release:
Ecology has issued the updated Industrial Stormwater General permit for nearly 1,200 facilities.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/dec-2-industrial-stormwater-permit
Washington's sustainable business accelerator chooses new projects for support
April 22, 2024 News release:
NextCycle Washington, state's sustainable business accelerator, chooses 13 new projects to back.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/april-22-washington-s-sustainable-business-accelerator-chooses-new-projects-for-support
State of Washington, federal agencies announce conceptual agreement in Hanford Site Holistic Negotiations
May 2, 2023 News release:
USDOE, Ecology Ecology, and (EPA) announced that negotiating teams have reached conceptual agreement in Holistic Negotiations on revising plans for managing millions of gallons of waste stored in tanks at the Hanford Site.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2023/may-2-hanford-site-holistic-negotiations-conceptua
Bellevue developer fined $280,000 for multiple dangerous waste violations at downtown site
September 21, 2021 News release:
The Department of Ecology has fined Bellevue Investors I LLC $280,000 for illegally sending soil contaminated with dry cleaning solvent to solid waste landfills.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2021/sept-21-bellevue-developer-fined-280-000-for-mult
Dangerous fire on Tacoma tideflats leads to $1.9 million fine
October 7, 2019 News release:
We have issued a $1.9 million penalty to Stericycle for mishandling hazardous waste.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/dangerous-fire-on-tacoma-tideflats-leads-to-1-9-m
Washington Conservation Corps opens 300 environmental positions statewide
July 3, 2019 News release:
Washington Conservation Corps opens 300 environmental positions statewide
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/july-2-wcc-opens-300-positions
Environmental penalties for first quarter 2020
May 12, 2020 News release:
We issued $1,035,200 in penalties of $1,000 or more from January through March 2020.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2020/may-12-1st-quarter-penalties
Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2018
March 4, 2019 News release:
List of penalties for Ecology issued during the fourth quarter 2018
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2019/march-4-environmental-penalties-for-fourth-quarter
Ecology, Safeway, and Washington State University partner to feed cougs well
April 7, 2025 News release:
Ecology, Safeway, and WSU partner to fight college hunger during Food Waste Reduction Week
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/april-7-ecology-safeway-and-washington-state-university-partner-to-feed-cougs-well
Secure Your Load, Save a Life: Washington campaign returns to prevent crashes and protect communities
June 3, 2025 News release:
The Secure Your Load for Safer Roads campaign honors individuals whose lives were lost or forever changed by debris falling from vehicles.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/june-4-secure-your-load-save-a-life-washington-campaign-returns-to-prevent-crashes-and-protect-c
Environmental penalties issued for the third quarter of 2023
January 26, 2024 News release:
Ecology issued $138,800 in penalties of $1,000 or more from July 1 – Sept. 30, 2023.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024/jan-25-third-quarter-2023-penalties
Tackling flood and habitat challenges in the Chehalis Basin
April 30, 2025 News release:
Join free May 7 public webinar to help shape long-term Chehalis Basin Strategy.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/april-30-tackling-flood-and-habitat-challenges-in-the-chehalis-basin
Ecology proposes permit updates for Puget Sound wastewater treatment plants
June 17, 2025 News release:
Ecology is proposing changes to the general permit that regulates nitrogen for 58 wastewater treatment plants discharging into Puget Sound.
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2025/june-18-permit-updates-for-puget-sound-wastewater
Sewage treatment violations lead to order and fine for King County
February 3, 2021 News release:
Ecology is taking enforcement action at two King County wastewater treatment plants
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2021/feb-3-king-county-wastewater-treatment-plant-enfor
Green chemistry
We work with schools, researchers, and businesses to integrate green chemistry into their work.
https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-toxic-chemicals/green-chemistry
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