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Contamination cleanup

Contamination cleanup helps restore habitat for wildlife, provides new opportunities for recreation, and protects people’s health by removing toxic chemicals from the environment.
Contamination cleanup helps restore habitat for wildlife, provides new opportunities for recreation, and protects people’s health by removing toxic chemicals from the environment.

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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.

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Rod Hankinson: Washington’s environmental hero and youth mentor for over 30 years

Learn more about Rod Hankinson's praiseworthy career managing our Youth Corps Litter Crew.

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Cleaning up: Fieldwork starting in the Duwamish Waterway Park

Fieldwork to answer questions about the type and extent of contamination at Seattle's Duwamish Waterway Park slated for November

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Cleaning up: Join the conversation on the Boeing Isaacson Thompson cleanup site

The Boeing Isaacson Thompson site is undergoing significant remediation as part of the broader Lower Duwamish Waterway cleanup initiative. 

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Two Seattle sites to be cleaned up for affordable housing

We invite you to comment on cleanup site documents and attend two open houses for the Morningside Acres and L Auto Repair cleanup sites in Seattle, which will be developed into affordable housing, 

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Building homes on former orchard lands

Old orchards in Central Washington left lead and arsenic in soil. Builders must check land history, test soil, cleanup property, inform buyers, report cleanup, and ensure worker safety.

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Cleaning up remaining contamination at the Unocal Edmonds site

Comment on the study outlining cleanup options for the remaining contamination at the Unocal Edmonds cleanup site

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Washington residents can help stop greenwashing under new law

"Greenwashing" is term used to describe language used to mislead people into falsely believing a product, service, or practice is environmentally friendly or "sustainable."

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Cleaning up: Sampling and dredging in I & J Waterway begins this summer

Dredging and sampling work begin this month in Bellingham's I & J Waterway

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Actualización del proyecto de Área de Gestión de Aguas Subterráneas

El agua que sale de su grifo debe ser potable y apta para cocinar. Por desgracia, esto no es así para algunos usuarios de pozos privados del valle bajo de Yakima.

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