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Statewide drought declared due to dismal snowpack

An exceptionally warm winter has left many Washington river basins short on the snowpack they would usually have at the start of spring. Washington relies on this snowpack to gradually melt out, ...
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Two decades later, popular grant program keeps costs and air pollution down

Ecology's Wood Smoke Reduction Grant Program continues to fund popular wood stove recycle and replacement programs across the ...
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Grant program promotes healthy Puget Sound stream and river habitats

We are accepting grant applications for projects that improve, restore and protect habitat areas in and along streams and ...
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Clean Energy Siting Council

To request ADA accommodation, contact Ecology's ADA Coordinator by email at ecyadacoordinator@ecy.wa.gov, or call 360-407-6831, 711 (relay service), or 877-833-6341 (TTY). More about our accessibility ...
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Findings from the 2025 report on overburdened communities highly impacted by air pollution

A view of the skyline and waterfront in Everett, one of the communities identified as overburdened and highly impacted by air pollution. Air quality in Washington’s communities most highly impacted by ...
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Amazon and Walmart penalized for illegally selling climate-polluting products

The Washington Department of Ecology issued penalties totaling over $1.1 million to Amazon Inc. and Walmart Inc. for illegally selling climate-polluting cooling and refrigeration products. These ...
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Ecology grants and strong partnerships drive innovative methane reduction at landfills

When most people think of climate change, they probably don’t think of landfills. But maybe they should: Landfills release large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas with far greater planet-warming ...
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Washington, California and Québec take the next step towards linking carbon markets by releasing draft agreement

OLYMPIA -- Today Washington, California and Québec released a draft linkage agreement for public review, the next step in the ongoing effort to form a shared carbon market between the three ...
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Listen to the marmot – new ads ask drivers to keep Washington litter-free

This March, Washington is rolling out new commercials as part of the We Keep WA Litter Free campaign. The commercials feature a marmot puppet that plays the part of our conscience, turning that inner ...
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Washington water supply update

The drought declared in April and expanded in June continues with no end in sight. A group of state and federal water supply experts — the Water Supply Availability Committee — says there’s not enough ...
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SHARP dashboard tracks contaminated site ratings

There are about 6,500 contaminated sites in Washington that need cleanup or are being cleaned up. They range from small gasoline spills on dirt to complex mixes of different chemicals impacting soil, ...
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First transfer of radioactive capsules complete at Hanford Site

The first batch of highly radioactive capsules has been successfully moved from underwater pools to safer, long-term dry storage at the Hanford Site. This initial transfer marks a major milestone in ...