Environmental Justice Assessments
Washington's Environmental Justice Law, the HEAL Act, empowers us to conduct Environmental Justice Assessments when planning significant actions.
An Environmental Justice Assessment provides an opportunity to better understand a wide range of environmental justice impacts that an action may have in the early developmental stages of our work. They will help us make informed decisions to reduce environmental harms, and to address environmental and health disparities in overburdened communities.
Ecology's approach
Our Environmental Justice Assessments reflect new goals and regulations from the HEAL Act, as well as our federal commitments in our Performance Partnership Agreement with EPA.
All ongoing and completed Environmental Justice Assessments
Below is a searchable list of all our assessments, ongoing and completed.
* See Scope section above for more information about the "Significant Agency Action Type."
Initiation date | Project Name (more info link) |
Key words | Status | Significant Agency Action Type* |
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6/13/24 | Potential linkage of Washington’s Cap-and-Invest carbon market with the joint California-Québec carbon market | linkage, cap-and-invest, carbon markets | ongoing | other |
6/5/24 | Improving Air Quality in Overburdened Communities Grants Program | criteria air pollution, overburdened communities, public health | ongoing | new grant or loan program |
5/22/24 | Cosmetic Products Rulemaking | cosmetics, product safety, formaldehyde, toxic chemicals | ongoing | significant legislative rules |
5/2/24 | Chapters 173-18, -20, -22, -26, and -27 WAC, Shoreline Management Act Rules Update | Shoreline Management Act, local governments, master programs and standards | ongoing | significant legislative rules |
4/11/2024 | Cap-and-Invest Linkage Rulemaking (Chapter 173-446 WAC and Chapter 173-441 WAC) | carbon markets, linkage, climate commitment act, cap-and-invest | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
3/19/2024 | Battery Stewardship Program (Chapter 173-905 WAC) | batteries, recycling, program development | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
3/5/2024 | Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Grant (Grant page) | landfills, methane, emissions reductions | ongoing | 2) New grant or loan program |
2/2/2024 | Loan offer to Snoqualmie Pass Utility District for wastewater treatment plant membrane bioreactor improvements (Blog) | infrastructure update, wastewater treatment plant, Snoqualmie Pass | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
2/2/2024 | Loan offer to King County for the Duwamish Combined Sewer Overflow project (Blog) | infrastructure update, combined sewer overflow, King County, Duwamish River | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
2/2/2024 | Loan offer to Hartstene Pointe Water-Sewer District for Hartstene Pointe Sewer Collection System Improvements (Blog) | infrastructure update, sewer collection system, Harstene Pointe | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
2/2/2024 | Loan offer to the City of Sequim for West Sequim Bay Corridor Sewer Extension and Lift Station Construction (Blog) | infrastructure update, sewer extneion, lift station construction, Sequim | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
2/2/2024 | Water Quality Program draft loan offer to the City of Lynden for updated infrastructure at the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant (Blog) | infrastructure update, wastewater treatment plant, Lynden | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
2/2/2024 | Water Quality Program draft loan offer to the City of Washougal for updated infrastructure at the city’s wastewater treatment plant (Blog) | infrastructure update, wastewater treatment plant, Washougal | ongoing | 3) Capital project, grant, or loan award of at least $12 million |
1/18/2024 | General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources (Chapters 173-400 and 173-401 WAC) | standards and rules, air pollution sources, updating technical manual | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
12/18/2023 | Clean Fuels Program rulemaking (Chapter 173-424 WAC) | GHG emissions, carbon intensity, transportation & aviation fuels | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
12/08/2023 | Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting rulemaking (Chapter 173-337 WAC) | PFAS, consumer products, product safety | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
11/22/2023 | Hazardous Waste Fee Regulation rulemaking (Chapter 173-305 WAC) | hazardous waste, fees, planning, improved clarity | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
11/1/2023 | Emergency Drought Relief rulemaking (Chapter 173-166 WAC) | water scarcity, emergency drought relief | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
10/19/2023 | Carbon market linkage (More info) | carbon markets, linkage, climate commitment act, cap-and-invest | completed | 4) Agency request legislation |
9/14/2023 | Water Security Drought Grant Initiative (More info) | water security, drought preparedness, planning | ongoing | 2) New grant or loan program |
9/12/2023 | Cap-and-Invest Offsets rulemaking (Chapter 173-446 WAC) | Offsets, cap-and-invest, climate change, greenhouse gases (GHGs) | ongoing | 1) Significant legislative rules |
8/31/2023 | Dredge-and-fill permit program (More info) | water, dredge-and-fill, Sackett, legislation | ongoing | 4) Agency request legislation |
Contact information
Courtney Cecale
Senior Environmental Justice Policy Advisor
courtney.cecale@ecy.wa.gov
360-480-6270