Public input & events
The public plays a vital role in the decisions we make to protect the environment. We encourage everyone in Washington to attend meetings and informational workshops, and to provide comment on rules and decisions.
Use our Public input & events listing to find opportunities to participate.
Our public input process lets you have your voice heard and influence decisions we make on behalf of the environment. You know about your neighborhood, community, and local conditions and how our regulatory proposals may affect them. Although we’re bound by state and federal laws, your comments can influence how solutions are achieved.
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"Every day, we make important decisions at Ecology. These decisions affect the quality of life of the people who live in this great state now and for generations to come . . . . We have both the opportunity and responsibility to consider the public's input in our decision making. This allows our state's diverse public to say what they believe the impact of our decisions will have on them as individuals or to a particular interest group.
"This is important input. It helps us understand whether there is enough public support to sustain a decision over time. It helps us make sure we have good scientific, legal, and economic foundations for our actions.
"It is within this thoughtful environment that we make important decisions at Ecology. Every element and person contributing to the knowledge base informing the decision needs to be treated with respect. We weigh the considerations — scientific, legal, economic, social, and technical — to address the environmental needs of the state. That is our strength; the diversity of information we use in our decision-making. "
- Polly Zehm, Ecology Deputy Director
Maelezo ya umma na matukio Umma una jukumu muhimu katika maamuzi tunayofanya ili kulinda mazingira. """Tunawatia moyo watu wote katika Washington kuhudhuria mikutano na warsha za habari na kutoa maoni juu ya sheria na maamuzi." Tumia orodha yetu ya Maelezo ya Umma na matukio kupata fursa za kushiriki. Utaratibu wetu wa maoni ya umma unakuwezesha kusikia sauti yako na kuathiri maamuzi tunayofanya kwa niaba ya mazingira. Unajua kuhusu ujirani wako, jamii, na hali za mitaa na jinsi mapendekezo yetu ya udhibiti yanaweza kuathiri. Ingawa sisi ni amefungwa na sheria za jimbo na shirikisho, maoni yako yanaweza kuathiri jinsi ufumbuzi ni mafanikio. Kujihusisha <unk> Tunahitaji sauti yako "Kila siku, sisi kufanya maamuzi muhimu katika Ecology. Hatua hizi zinaathiri ubora wa maisha ya watu wanaoishi katika jimbo hili kubwa sasa na kwa vizazi vijavyo. . . . Tuna fursa na jukumu la kuzingatia maoni ya umma katika maamuzi yetu. Hii inaruhusu umma wa hali yetu tofauti kusema nini wanaamini athari za maamuzi yetu itakuwa juu yao kama watu binafsi au kwa kikundi maalum cha maslahi. "Hii ni mchango muhimu. Inatusaidia kuelewa kama kuna msaada wa kutosha wa umma kudumisha uamuzi kwa muda. Inatusaidia kuhakikisha kwamba tuna misingi nzuri ya kisayansi, ya kisheria, na ya kiuchumi kwa ajili ya matendo yetu. "Ni ndani ya mazingira haya ya kufikiri kwamba sisi kufanya maamuzi muhimu katika Ecology. Kila kipengele na mtu kuchangia msingi wa maarifa kuelimisha uamuzi inahitaji kutibiwa kwa heshima. kupima kuzingatia <unk> kisayansi, kisheria, kiuchumi, kijamii, na kiufundi <unk> ili kukabiliana na mahitaji ya mazingira ya serikali. Hiyo ni nguvu yetu; utofauti wa habari tunatumia katika maamuzi yetu. " - Polly Zehm, Naibu Mkurugenzi wa Ekolojia