Supporting the Department of Environmental Stewardship | Letter

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026

One of the arguments for keeping the Department of Environmental Stewardship in its present form (rather than spreading its mission to other departments) is that the Department’s funding comes largely from State and Federal grants. What happens if those funds dry up? Unfortunately, we have seen several examples of this in recent times. This would increase the budget deficit.

Eric Adelberger

Friday Harbor