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Thirty years of contamination cleanup help breathe new life into Bellingham’s waterfront

Thanks to a multi-agency cleanup partnership and over $100 million of MTCA funds, Bellingham's waterfront, once a heavy industrial zone, is now the heart of a growing neighborhood.
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Celebrating clean water funding with SepticSmart Week

It's SepticSmart Week, an annual event focused on the proper care and maintenance of septic systems. We also celebrate some ...
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Watch the Eatonville Landfill cleanup speed by

Nisqually State Park has beautiful views of Mount Rainier, thriving forest, and two rivers — and until last year, there was ...
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Proposed update to shoreline management rules

The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on several proposed rule changes designed to help local governments more effectively manage shorelines. Under the 1972 state Shoreline ...
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Ecology uses settlement funds to help reduce diesel pollution impacts and expand air monitoring in South Tacoma

The new air monitoring station on 35th near South Tacoma Way that will collect and monitor pollution, while increasing volumes of truck traffic serve the new Bridge Point warehouse. It’s common ...
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Explosive wildfire activity spreads smoke across Washington

Multiple large fires are burning across the state, with no rest in sight for firefighters. Spokane experienced devastating wildfire impacts over the weekend and the situation is still very active.
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State’s only coal power plant shifting to natural gas, will serve as backup power for region

Washington’s only coal power plant will transition to natural gas by 2028. As part of the transition, the Washington Department of Ecology reviewed the environmental impacts involved with the switch, ...
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Helping Washington businesses reduce toxics: Inside Ecology’s Pollution Prevention Incentive Fund

Ecology’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Incentive Fund helps even small innovations make a big difference. TOTE Maritime Alaska’s P2 project installed an aerosol can crusher (on top of barrel shown at ...
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Recycling Reform Act will lower recycling costs in Washington state

Producers will pay for residential packaging waste and we’ll have the same curbside recyclables from Renton to Ritzville Work is underway to transform how we recycle in Washington. Thanks to the ...
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Good things happen when communities redevelop brownfields

This Millworks project features affordable housing, an early childhood learning center, and a local food campus/business incubator in Bellingham. It’s a prime example of the kind the return on ...
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Washington water supply update

Once again, the Water Supply Availability Committee, a group of state and federal water supply experts, has brought news of the ongoing drought. It’s not over, and with the arrival of El Niño ...
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Ecology proposes fallback plan to protect progress on clean vehicles in case of federal rollbacks

The Washington Department of Ecology has proposed a contingency plan for the state’s vehicle emissions standards, which have been challenged at the federal level. The plan is being considered through ...