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State adds airboat to its oil spill response toolbox
Tacoma Smelter Plume: Model Remedies Guidance gets an update
The Tacoma Smelter Plume Model Remedies Guidance provides straightforward directions on soil sampling and cleanup of soil contaminated with arsenic and lead.
New Tacoma park emerges from Superfund site
Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance offers walking paths, an amphitheater, and Puget Sound views on land that was once the ASARCO smelter slag heap.
Tacoma Smelter Plume Yard Program
Through our Residential Yard Sampling and Cleanup Program, we're cleaning up and replacing soil in 14 yards and a community park in the southern end of Vashon-Maury Island.
Investing in communities to turn blighted properties into affordable housing
Ecology is funding projects in six cities to help clean up contaminated properties – and help with the housing crisis.
New Online Map: Dirt Alert
This month we launched our new Dirt Alert Map. This online map focuses on the Tacoma Smelter Plume and covers other areas in the state where arsenic- and lead-related soil contamination may exist.
Tacoma Smelter Plume Yard Program progress
To address soil contamination left behind by the former Asarco smelter, we're breaking ground, removing dirt, and cleaning up 39 yards in North Tacoma and 16 yards on Vashon-Maury Island.
Tacoma Smelter Plume: Reduced services for residents
Because a state capital budget was not approved, we must cut back on the services we offer to the residents of the Tacoma Smelter Plume area.
Tacoma Smelter Plume: New Dirt Alert Videos!
The Tacoma Smelter Plume project has three new Dirt Alert videos showing simple actions you can take to stay healthy, plus some great gardening and landscaping tips for around the home.
Penacho de la Fundidora Tacoma: Nuevo Material de Ayuda en Español
Ecología lanzó un nuevo programa de ayuda en Español. El programa “Dirt Alert” tiene un sitio web con una lista de más Acciones Saludables.