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@EcologyWA
Official Washington state Department of Ecology account. Protecting, preserving and enhancing Washington's environment for current and future generations.
Olympia, WAecology.wa.govJoined August 2009
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Our 2023 Public Participation Grants will open soon! You or your non-profit organization could be awarded up to $60,000 to raise awareness and involvement in local clean-ups and improve our state's waste management practices. Learn how to apply at Ecology.wa.gov/PPG
Getting people involved with local clean up decisions, waste and recycling management priorities, and reuse and repair programs are all areas supported by public participation grants. Photo: Bales of valuable recycled metals stand ready in a storage yard ready for transport.
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WA Department of Ecology Retweeted
Director Laura Watson
@EcyLauraWatson
Thank you
@PattyMurray
for meeting with us during our recent trip to DC. We so appreciate your leadership on environmental and natural resource protection!
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Senator Patty Murray
@PattyMurray
Thanks to @EcologyWA Director Laura Watson for meeting with me while she was in the other Washington! Protecting Washington state's environment and ecosystems is one of the most important things we must do—and I'm glad to be her partner in this work.
A photo of Senator Murray and a staffer sitting on one side of a long red table talking to five people on the other side, including WA Department of Ecology Director Director Laura Watson.
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WA Department of Ecology Retweeted
Director Laura Watson
@EcyLauraWatson
Exciting news! Ecology stands ready to implement Washington’s Clean Trucks program, which will electrify medium- and heavy-duty trucks and reduce diesel pollution across the state, starting in 2025. Thank you,
@EPAMichaelRegan
for clearing the way for state innovation.
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Governor Jay Inslee
@GovInslee
Washington is proud to join a growing number of states that are requiring manufacturers to begin selling zero emission trucks. I want to thank Administrator Regan and the US EPA for granting states the waiver to enforce our Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule. (1/3) twitter.com/nytclimate/sta…
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Our Public Participation Grants provide up to $60,000 to help individuals and organizations raise awareness and involvement in local clean-ups and improve our state's waste management practices. The next grant cycle opens next month. Learn how to apply at Ecology.wa.gov/PPG
Some PPG grants have been used for community repair events where anyone can bring a broken item and get it fixed or learn to repair it. Photo: A person stands at a work bench fixing a broken desk lamp.
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Join us tomorrow to learn about
@WADeptHealth
’s role at Hanford!
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Ecology - Hanford
@ecyHanford
TOMORROW! Join us LIVE, 5:30 p.m. for our next Let's Talk About Hanford, where we're bringing on our colleagues from @WADeptHealth's Office of Radiation Protection to talk about and take your questions on their work at Hanford. Read more on our blog: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/Mar
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Join us and
@WADeptHealth
live next week to learn about their work at Hanford!
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Ecology - Hanford
@ecyHanford
We're a week away from our next installment of Let's Talk About Hanford, where we're bringing on our colleagues from @WADeptHealth's Office of Radiation Protection to talk about and take your questions on their work at Hanford. Read more on our blog: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/Mar
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WA Department of Ecology Retweeted
Director Laura Watson
@EcyLauraWatson
It’s exciting to see the first project from our affordable housing cleanup efforts open its doors! I’m proud of our work providing cleanup grants to developers building affordable housing. It’s a win for environmental justice and healthier communities.
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The Maddux Pilot Project: Cleaning Up for Affordable Housing
Bob Warren and Sandra Matthews from our Toxics Cleanup Program talk about the transformation of contaminated sites into 200-plus units of affordable housing ...
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
NEW: We're excited to share our video about the Maddux pilot project, the newest development by
@MtBakerHousing
. We chat with our Toxics Cleanup Program staff about the transformation of contaminated cleanup sites into 200+ units of affordable housing.
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The Maddux Pilot Project: Cleaning Up for Affordable Housing
Bob Warren and Sandra Matthews from our Toxics Cleanup Program talk about the transformation of contaminated sites into 200-plus units of affordable housing ...
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Are you interested in next-generation waste reduction ideas? Attend NextCycle Washington’s Pitch Showcase and watch 12 teams compete for investors to help bring their ideas to market. It starts at 10 a.m. this Wednesday, March 23, on the UW Campus. More at nextcyclewashington.com
On Wednesday, March 23, 12 teams made up of businesses, entrepreneurs, universities, non-profits, and community organizations will compete for investors to help bring their waste reduction ideas to market. Photo: A photo of a team of people deigning plans for a next-generation idea. The photo is overlaid with the NextCycle Washington logo.
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WA Department of Ecology
@EcologyWA
Great news for the Spokane River watershed. 🎉
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Ecology - Eastern Region
@ecyspokane
According to a new report, more than 8,000 pounds of PCBs have been removed and environmental trends indicate that total PCB concentrations are significantly decreasing in the Spokane River watershed. ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/Mar
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Ecology - Central Region
@ecyCentral
Youth Corps applications close in two weeks! Get them in before spring break☀️
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Ecology - Central Region
@ecyCentral
Do you know teens ages 14-17 who need a summer job? Tell them to apply to the Ecology Youth Corps program to earn $15.74/hour picking up litter. They'll get valuable work experience helping keep WA clean and protecting the environment. Apps due April 3. ecology.wa.gov/EYC
On a sunny day, six Youth Corps teens in light-colored shirts stand behind a pile of recyclable plastic containers and aluminum cans spread on a gray tarp.
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WA Department of Ecology Retweeted
U.S. EPA Region 10
@EPAnorthwest
BNSF Swinomish Derailment Update: Crews have worked around the clock to remove >1,200 cu. yds of diesel-contaminated soils and pumped out 3,000 gal. of contaminated groundwater. No spilled diesel reached the shoreline, but area is boomed as a precaution. bit.ly/3YQE8Zj
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U.S. EPA Region 10
@EPAnorthwest
. @EPA, the Swinomish Tribe, @EcologyWA, @BNSFRailway and @SkagitDEM are working in a Unified Command for a swift and coordinated response to the March 16 BNSF train derailment and diesel spill on Swinomish tribal lands along Padilla Bay. More info: bit.ly/3YQE8Zj
BNSF boom deployed in Padilla Bay in response to March 16 train derailment and fuel spill.
BNSF excavation and removal of diesel-contaminated soil from the March 16 train derailment along Padilla Bay near Anacortes, WA.
Swinomish Tribe Chairman Edwards and EPA Regional Administrator Sixkiller view the coordinated cleanup response to the March 16 BNSF train derailment on Swinomish Tribal lands near Anacortes, WA.
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