The Washington Department of Ecology this month petitioned U.S. EPA to initiate rulemaking to protect public health against polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in consumer products. Washington wants to work with state…
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington Ecology Opens Food Waste Center
On January 1, the Washington Department of Ecology launched the Washington Center for Sustainable Food Management, a food center hub aiming to connect individuals and organizations across the food system…
Washington Seeks Comments on AFFF Disposal
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced in December that it is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) outlining five disposal options for aqueous film-forming foam…
State Innovation Video 2023: Washington Affordable Housing Cleanup Project
Washington Conducts First Statewide Carbon Auction
The Washington Department of Ecology recently held its first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances, selling almost all 6.2 million allowances and generating an estimated $300M. Each allowance represented one metric…
Oregon and Washington Move Towards Zero-Emission Vehicles
In December, both Oregon and Washington adopted rules to require all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in the two states to be zero emission by 2035. Both states…
ECOS Green Report: State Strides on Environmental Justice & Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
This ECOS Green Report provides highlights of four well-attended 2022 virtual ECOS EJ Workgroup meetings, held in conjunction with U.S. EPA. Spotlighted topics described in this report include working with…
State Innovation Video 2022: Washington Partnership with the Nisqually Tribe to Restore the Mashel River
ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings
This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
ECOS Environmental Justice Workgroup on Employing Mapping Tools in California and Washington
The ECOS EJ Workgroup welcomed CalEPA and WA Ecology to discuss the agencies’ utilization of mapping tools for disadvantaged communities and environmental concerns.
