2025 News stories

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April 2025

04/11 Blog – Tips for outdoor burning and wood seasoning

04/10 Blog – New innovative program prevents Columbia River drought shutoffs

04/10 News – Listo para revisión: Permiso de agua limpia actualizado para el corral de engorde a gran escala Simplot Feeders

04/10 News – Updated clean water permit for Simplot Feeders, a large livestock operation, available for review

04/08 News – Drought declared for Yakima region for third year in a row

04/07 Blog – Cleaning up: Setting the stage for new affordable housing in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

04/07 News – Ecology, Safeway, and Washington State University partner to feed cougs well

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March 2025

03/27 News – Proposed changes to state’s water quality permit fees provide options for businesses, update costs

03/26 News – Colville Tribes and Ecology announce partnership to improve air quality

03/20 Blog – Cleaning up: Studies of Treoil site now available for comment

03/19 Blog – Chilly refrigerants contribute disproportionately to warming the Earth

03/18 Blog – Boots on the ground: Fall and winter highlights from Washington Conservation Corps

03/17 Blog – Nooksack adjudication update

03/14 Blog – Yakima Basin water supply update

03/13 News – $30,000 penalty to plastics producer for failing to register products under 2021 law

03/12 Blog – Join us to talk temperature on the Columbia and Lower Snake rivers

03/07 Blog – There's more to milfoil

03/03 Blog – Nooksack adjudication update

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February 2025

02/28 Blog – NextCycle Washington teams pioneer circular economy projects

02/25 Blog – Washington water supply update

02/20 Blog – Celebrating a legacy: Office of Columbia River Director Tom Tebb embarks on retirement

02/18 Blog – Behind the scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program

02/12 Blog – Fighting fires – and air pollution

02/06 News – State moves to ban known carcinogen in cosmetics

02/06 Blog – Celebrating Washington's indispensable wetlands

02/05 Blog – Ecology proposes to fund 102 clean water projects across the state

02/04 Blog – Talleres de reparación de autos en Washington obtienen desengrasantes más limpios y seguros con fondos estatales

02/04 Blog – Ecology helps Richland medical center save money and reduce hazardous waste

02/03 Blog – Clearing the air around wood stove legislation

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January 2025

01/28 Blog – Washington businesses and undergraduates benefit from pollution prevention internships

01/24 Blog – New year, same drought

01/17 Blog – Western Port Angeles Harbor cleanup is moving forward

01/16 News – State penalizes Kent recycling company $33,000 for dangerous waste violations

01/14 News – Environmental penalties issued for third quarter of 2024

01/13 Blog – Share your feedback on Hanford cleanup communications and public involvement

01/10 News – State of Washington, federal agencies finalize agreement on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

01/09 Blog – Help shape the future of organics recycling in Washington

01/08 Blog – New study examines green hydrogen fuel production in Washington

01/08 News – Ecology names new director for Office of Columbia River

01/07 News – Property owner fined $71,800 penalty for damage to wetlands, failure to abide by restoration agreement

01/06 News – New report: Washington met 2020 greenhouse gas emissions limit

01/02 Blog – Balancing wildlife conservation and wastewater infrastructure in Pasco

01/02 Blog – A better tomorrow: Washington sets the standard for safer products

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