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Ecology Litter Corps

The Ecology Litter Corps (formerly Ecology Youth Corps) hires teens 14 –17 years old to serve on summer litter crews and provide an important service to their community. They gain valuable job skills, ...
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E-Cycle Washington

Find an E-Cycle location by entering your address, city, or zip code. E-Cycle Washington is a free program that makes it easy for Washington residents to recycle certain broken, obsolete, or worn-out ...
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Threads through time at Hanford: A conversation with Amie Green

In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we sat down with Amie Green, our program's Single-Shell ...
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Trim your tree – and yourself – with the graceful decorator crab

Get into the festive holiday spirit with a critter that goes all out when decking its halls out: the graceful decorator crab.
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Air Quality

Clean air is vital for everyone. We manage smoke, vehicle pollution, industrial emissions, and other pollutants so communities have healthy air to breathe. We do this through permits, regulations, and ...
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Wetland mitigation resources

The state's wetland program goal is to achieve a no-overall-net loss in the amount (acreage) and function of Washington's remaining wetlands. The program also aims to increase the quantity and quality ...
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Regulatory deadline approaches for Washington salons and retailers

“Cosmetics that retailers and salons in Washington received in 2025 should already meet the new restrictions in the law, but older stock might not,” Franjevic said. “The close of the sell-through ...
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Air operating permit for large sources of air pollution

Commercial and industrial businesses that emit large amounts of air pollution must get an air operating permit. An air operating permit is a master document that lists all of the air pollution ...
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New report details $1.5 billion in Climate Commitment Act investments

A new report from the Washington Department of Ecology details how $1.5 billion of Climate Commitment Act (CCA) revenue was invested in local communities during the 2023-25 biennium - the most ...
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Dangerous waste reporting requirements

The Dangerous Waste Report summarizes a business’s dangerous waste activities in Washington. All sites with an active EPA/State ID Number must submit a Dangerous Waste Report. Some businesses are ...
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Pipeline fined $3.8 million for 2023 gasoline spill near Conway

This enforcement action follows the conclusion of Ecology’s investigation of the 2023 Conway spill. For questions about the ongoing response for a leak on the Olympic Pipeline that began Nov. 11, 2025 ...