2024 News stories

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May 2024

05/01 Blog – Safer cosmetics are coming to a store near you. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters

05/01 Blog – Cleaning up: PFAS contamination in the Lower Issaquah Valley

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April 2024

04/29 Blog – West Point Treatment Plant water quality permit now issued

04/29 News – State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

04/26 Blog – Looking back and looking forward on our beach monitoring season

04/23 Blog – Can’t beat the VEAT!

04/22 Blog – Up to $10.7 million is still available for water banking projects

04/22 News – Washington's sustainable business accelerator chooses new projects for support

04/19 Blog – Everyone wins when communities recycle and replace old wood stoves

04/19 News – Preparing Whatcom water users for adjudication

04/18 Blog – Scientists track statewide stream health

04/16 News – Statewide drought declared due to low snowpack and dry forecast

04/12 Blog – Turning bad into good for Washington environment

04/09 Blog – A record year for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Washington

04/08 Blog – Food packaging laws seek to reduce litter and PFAS contamination

04/05 News – Pacific Northwest federal, state agencies to collaborate on prescribed fire, smoke management to confront wildfire crisis

04/04 News – Asphalt manufacturer and distributor penalized $27,000 for violating dangerous waste regulations

04/01 News – Washington Department of Ecology and Coast Guard respond to sunken vessel in Lake Union

04/01 Blog – Banana peel bacon? Use Food Well will change how you think about food waste

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March 2024

03/29 Blog – New budget air filters to hit market

03/28 Blog – Cleaning up: Sampling at Gas Works Park slated to begin in April

03/28 News – 'Use Food Well': New campaign seeks to reduce food waste in Washington

03/28 Blog – Linkage update: California and Québec show interest in a shared carbon market with Washington

03/26 Blog – How to save money on waste disposal

03/26 Blog – Cleaning up: A Avenue Landfill

03/22 Blog – Reflecting on World Water Day and protecting Washington’s freshwater resources

03/20 Blog – Supporting a drier Yakima Basin in 2024

03/20 News – California, Québec and Washington agree to explore linkage

03/14 Blog – We’re bubbling over with joy for the bubble snails

03/12 Blog – Seeking environmental technicians

03/11 News – More than $3 billion approved for Hanford Site cleanup – a new record

03/07 Blog – Comment today on cleanup plans for a closed landfill in Snohomish County

03/07 News – Ecology announces new southwest region director

03/07 Blog – Water Supply Update

03/05 Blog – Thoughts on Hanford

03/01 News – Fish tender fined for fuel spill to Lake Washington Ship Canal

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February 2024

02/29 News – Summer jobs now open for central Washington teens

02/27 Blog – Let’s Talk About the National Park Service’s job at Hanford

02/26 Blog – Not your grandparents' auto shop

02/22 News – Ecology proposes new and updated limits for toxics in water

02/21 News – West Plains residents to receive no-cost drinking water sampling for PFAS

02/13 Blog – Cleaning up: Bellingham waterfront site moves closer to cleanup

02/08 Blog – Behind the scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program

02/02 Blog – World Wetlands Day

02/02 Blog – $386 million in clean water projects planned for Washington

02/01 Blog – July drought declaration still in effect

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January 2024

01/30 Blog – Washington businesses benefit from free, grant-funded Pollution Prevention internships

01/29 Blog – Grant to help build coastal climate resilience

01/26 News – Environmental penalties issued for the third quarter of 2023

01/25 Blog – Questions about the Nooksack adjudication?

01/24 Blog – Boots on the ground: WCC joins new Washington Climate Corps Network

01/23 News – Ecology names new central Washington region director

01/22 Blog – Cleaning up: Removing contaminated sediment at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal

01/19 News – Proposal would require oil handlers, transporters to prove ability to pay for spills

01/17 Blog – Ecology issues the first Washington cap-and-invest offset credits

01/11 Blog – Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were banned 45 years ago. Why are they still a problem?

01/09 News – Waste disposal company penalized $25,000 for improperly managing dangerous waste

01/08 Blog – Ecology Food Center reduces waste and connects people to healthy food

01/04 Blog – New opportunities to improve Washington’s water cleanup program

01/03 Blog – Share your thoughts and comments on Hanford Site public involvement!

01/02 News – $40 million available for streamflow restoration projects

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