Environment / Countywide · Lummi Nation
The True Cost of Deregulation: Proposed Senate Bill 5653 dismantles environmental safeguards and tribal sovereignty
For more than 50 years, Washingtonians have relied on regulatory tools and the stewardship of local agencies and tribes to protect our environment. Most notably, the Washington State Department of Ecology was the first governmental agency in the U.S. to focus on clean water and the environment. Ecology pre-dates the federal Clean Water Act and goes above and beyond federal requirements for protection of water, land and wildlife.
RE Sources (organization statements) published this notice on 2026-10-26. The following highlights are selected excerpts from the full source.
For more than 50 years, Washingtonians have relied on regulatory tools and the stewardship of local agencies and tribes to protect our environment. Most notably, the Washington State Department of Ecology was the first governmental agency in the U.S. to focus on clean water and the environment. Ecology pre-dates the federal Clean Water Act and goes above and beyond federal requirements for protection of water, land and wildlife.
Because of strong state-level policies, Washington has been relatively insulated from the assaults to well-established environmental protections by the current administration.
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RE Sources (organization statements) →Source publication: Oct 26, 2026
Source checked: Nov 1, 2026
Brief prepared: Oct 26, 2026
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