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Department of Ecology

Camas officials want Georgia-Pacific paper mill cleanup to be thorough enough to put housing on site

February 26, 2025, 6:08am Business

Camas city officials have asked the state Department of Ecology to require cleanup at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill site extensive enough to make it safe for housing and other uses… Read story

Proposed EPA cuts put funding for Clark County energy, clean water projects at risk

February 19, 2025, 6:05am Business

Millions of dollars allocated to clean water and energy projects in Clark County could be at risk if proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding cuts become a reality, according to… Read story

If the Legislature approves the funding as submitted, Clark County would receive $356,989 for maintenance and upgrades to its 600 bioretention facilities.

Clark County could get $11.4 million from the state for water quality projects

February 6, 2025, 4:24pm Clark County News

The latest round of proposed funding from the state Department of Ecology, announced Wednesday, could see $11.4 million in grants awarded to Clark County, the Port of Vancouver, the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington, Clark Public Utilities and the cities of Vancouver and Washougal if approved by the Legislature. Read story

A Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad rail car travels along the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad.

EPA seeks to fine two Clark County businesses over Clean Water Act violations

February 3, 2025, 2:50pm Business

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing fines for two Clark County businesses totaling $73,000 over Clean Water Act violations in the Curtin Creek and Chelatchie Bluff mineral lands. Read story

Casey Sixkiller, left, seen here at a former industrial site near Olympia in 2023, with U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, is incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson’s pick to lead the Washington State Department of Ecology. Sixkiller currently serves as a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration.

Here’s who Bob Ferguson wants to lead WA’s departments of corrections and ecology

December 6, 2024, 2:32pm Latest News Free

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson is tapping a Biden Administration official to lead the state’s Department of Ecology and to keep Washington at the forefront of the nation’s fight against the damaging effects of climate change. Read story

Columbia Land Trust staffers David Cook, from top Elizabeth Martin and Sanoe Keliinoi work to move western pearlshell mussels Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, on Wildboy Creek near the former site of Kwoneesum Dam. The mussels were moved downstream to a temporary home before the dam was removed and are now being moved back further up Wildboy Creek.

‘A significant milestone’: Camp Kwoneesum Dam is gone but work to reshape the land continues

October 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The past five months have brought a lot of changes to the remote forestland that once housed Camp Kwoneesum Dam. Read story

Hundreds of crashes in Washington each year blamed on unsecured loads; Clark County hopes to change that

Clark County, in partnership with the state Department of Ecology, is launching a monthlong “Secure Your Load for Safer Roads” campaign.

Whether you’re hauling a load of trash to the transfer station, coming home with new furniture or carrying lumber home for a new project, Clark County’s Solid Waste division is reminding drivers to keep roads safe and clean for everyone by properly securing your load. The county, in partnership with… Read story