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The Department of Ecology began a vehicle inspection program in 1982, requiring vehicles registered within the state to be inspected for emissions quality. The program ended on December 31, 2019, following a 14-year phase-out approved by the state legislature in 2005 as air quality in Washington cities had improved to above federal standards.
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Ecology is seeing nearly $53 million in federal funding being held up as a result of a recent funding freeze. Last month, a memo from the ...
This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, by state.Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns.
Bellon served in the ecology office of the Washington Attorney General from 1994 to 2000. [6] Bellon first joined the Department of Ecology in 2011, initially as the head of its water resources program.
The March 11 letter also notes the airport did not apply for a State of Washington, Department of Ecology Oversight Remedial Action Grant this year, which would "contribute a minimum 50% cost ...
Puget Sound Partnership reports that the Washington State Legislature included several priority items in the 2010 Supplemental Budget which are intended to support restorative efforts of the environment. This includes funding totaling $50 million for Washington State Department of Ecology stormwater project funding.
The program was initiated after the December 2007 floods which caused the loss of 1,300 homes in the region, the shutdown of Interstate 5, and total damages of over $900 million. [9] The CRBFA is overseen and funded by the Washington Department of Ecology Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB). [7]
In 2021, the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) required the Department of Ecology to develop a cap and invest program by the start of 2023. This program is intended to enforce the GHG limits set by the legislature, by requiring all businesses emitting at least 25,000 metric tons of CO 2 equivalent to obtain allowances equal in size to their total ...