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The Washington State Department of Ecology (sometimes referred to simply as "Ecology") is the state of Washington's environmental regulatory agency. Created in February 1970, it was the first environmental regulation agency in the U.S. predating the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by several months.
Among all workers, 30.0 percent are in jobs with no minimum education requirement, 40.1 percent are in jobs where a high school degree is the minimum requirement, 19.3 percent are in jobs where a bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement, and 10.6 percent are in jobs with some other minimum requirement (for example, a graduate degree).
Beavers are the prototypical ecosystem engineer because of the effects their dams have on channel flow, geomorphology, and ecology. Kelp are autogenic ecosystem engineers, by building the necessary structure for kelp forests. An ecosystem engineer is any species that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat.
Rather, different types of businesses are taxed at different rates, depending upon their classification by the Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Department of Revenue. [3] [4] Service industry businesses have the heaviest tax burden, with a tax rate of 1.5%, more than triple the other major classifications.
The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is a system developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to classify and organize occupations into a structured hierarchy. It serves as a reference framework for national statistical agencies, labor market analysts, and international organizations to standardize job ...
The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is a sub-agency of the Washington State Department of Ecology. WCC members work on projects in their communities, from habitat restoration , to trail construction, to natural disaster response.
Maia D. Bellon [1] is an American attorney and former government official from the State of Washington. She served as Director of the Washington Department of Ecology from 2013 to 2020. [2] A member of the Mescalero Apache, Bellon was the first Native American to serve as a member of the Washington cabinet. [3]
The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) is a department of the Washington state government that administers vehicle and vessel registration and issues driver's licenses. It also regulates licensing for certain professions, including architects , cosmetologists , geologists , private investigators , real estate brokers , and security ...