We use funds from the Volkswagen settlement to reduce air pollution in communities affected by harmful diesel exhaust. Washington will receive $141 million from Volkswagen to settle violations of the ...

Stormwater Capacity Grants are non-competitive and awarded to Phase I and Phase II National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal permittees for activities and equipment necessary ...

We monitor air quality, especially for criteria air pollutants, in areas at risk of nonattainment. Nonattainment is a technical term that means an area has too much of a specific air pollutant and ...

These grants are given to local clean air agencies and Ecology regional offices (if there's no local clean air agency) for projects that will protect people from unhealthy smoke. Wood smoke is one of ...

Seattle Public Utilities is monitoring the potential for street sweeping to reduce the amount of tire wear pollutants, including 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ), on the roadway. This new information will help ...

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) serve an essential function to protect public health and the environment, including Washington's rivers, lakes, streams, and Puget Sound. The certification of ...

Ecology is responsible for overseeing state rules that implement the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).