The official website states that the “PSCAA is special-purpose, regional agency chartered by state law in 1967 (RCW 70.94).  While we work in partnership with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology, we are a separate organization.  Our jurisdiction covers King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties, spans 6,300 square miles and is home to more than 3.5 million people — over half the state’s population.”

Mission Statement:  We work together to clean the air we breathe and protect our climate through education, incentives and enforcement.

Strategies include:

• adopting and enforcing air quality regulations;
• sponsoring voluntary initiatives; and
• educating people and businesses about clean-air and climate-friendly choices they can make

“We also have certain mandates that are spelled out by the federal Clean Air Act and the Washington Clean Air Act. These include activities such as monitoring for air pollution throughout our region and regulating businesses that have the potential to cause air pollution.”

Organization Type: Government agency