People's Memorial Association Needs Your Help to Keep Essential End-of-Life Services Available and Affordable!
Please read about People's Memorial Association's (PMA) 2025 advocacy work here.
In September 2025, the Board and Staff of PMA penned two letters to address the mounting "cremation crisis" in Washington state. We at People's Memorial believe there are solutions to these problems. Action is required by our government and regulatory officials, and we the people must speak up!
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What can you do to help?
We need your voice. Contacting state representatives and government employees is the most impactful way to make sure these issues are top of mind for those who can enact change.
- You can call, email, or write letters to any or all concerning either issue you think requires their attention—or do all three!
- Make sure you mention your legal name and zip code so they can officially log your public comment.
- You can mention People's Memorial Association raised this issue to your attention. If you're a PMA Member, let them know!
- Convince a friend or family member to act with you! The more voices, the stronger the message.
What should you say?
- I'm concerned about the availability of end-of-life services when I and people I love pass away.
- I'm concerned that old crematories are allowed to run more than newer, cleaner crematories.
- I'm concerned end-of-life services are too expensive, especially the greener options legalized in 2019: natural organic reduction and alkaline hydrolysis.
- I want the Department of Ecology to reconsider their limiting of crematories operating with newer machines.
- I want subsidies to make greener disposition options more affordable to reduce our state's reliance on cremations.
Mail Complaints to:
Use this handy map to find the Clean Air Agency in your area
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Attn: Inspection Department
1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105
Seattle, WA 98101
Washington Department of Ecology
Attn: Air Quality Program Manager Kathy Taylor
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Northwest Clean Air Agency
1600 South 2nd Street
Mount Vernon, WA
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
2940 Limited Ln NW
Olympia, WA 98502
Southwest Clean Air Agency
5101 NE 82nd Ave
Vancouver, WA 98662
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
1610 Technology Blvd
Ste 101
Spokane, WA 99224
Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency
186 Iron Horse Ct
#101
Yakima, WA 98901
Benton Clean Air Agency
526 S. Steptoe St.
Kennewick, WA 99336
EPA Region 10 (tribal lands)
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98101-3188
Department of Ecology Executive Team
Director Casey Sixkiller, casey.sixkiller@ecy.wa.gov
Deputy Director Heather Bartlett, heather.bartlett@ecy.wa.gov
Special assistant to the director Sharlett Mena, sharlett.mena@ecy.wa.gov
Special assistant to the director Jennifer Hennessey, jennifer.hennessey@ecy.wa.gov
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Board of Directors (King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap Counties)
Emily Pinckney, Public-at-Large member, tel 206-443-9570, epp5@humboldt.edu
Christine Cooley, Executive Director, ChristineC@pscleanair.gov
Joe Bushnell (Board Chair), https://arcg.is/1eWaq81, (253) 312-0550 represented by Kristina Walker (253) 312-7734, https://arcg.is/1eWaq81, or emailtheboard@soundtransit.org
Greg Wheeler Greg.Wheeler@ci.bremerton.wa.us, represented by Katie Ketterer Katie.Ketterer@ci.bremerton.wa.us, 360-473-5334
Cassie Franklin 425-257-7115, cfranklin@everettwa.gov, represented by Jennifer Gregerson 425-257-8671, jgregerson@everettwa.gov
Shannon Braddock, King County Executive kcexec@kingcounty.gov, 206-263-9600 (TTY relay: 711), represented by Marissa Aho 206-848-0579
Christine Rolfes, Kitsap County Commissioner crolfes@kitsap.gov, (360) 337-7080, Kitsapcommissioners@kitsap.gov
Ryan Mello, ryan.mello@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 798-7477, (800) 992-2456, info@ryanmello.com, represented by Ryan Dicks rdicks@co.pierce.wa.us, 253-798-8603, 253-798-7403
Bruce Harrell, (206) 684-4000 www.seattle.gov/mayor/contact represented by Michelle Caulfield (Vice Chair) as Iterim Director Office of Sustainability and Environment (206) 256-5158, OSE@seattle.gov
Megan Dunn, 425-388-3494, Megan.Dunn@co.snohomish.wa.us represented by Ryan Hembree 425-312-0793, ryan.hembree@snoco.org
Northwest Clean Air Agency
360-428-1617
www.nwcleanairwa.gov
Mark Buford, Executive Director, markb@nwcleanairwa.gov
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
360-539-7610 or 1-800-422-5623
www.orcaa.org
Jeff Johnston, Ph.D. Executive Director, 360-539-7610 x100, jeff.johnston@orcaa.org
Southwest Clean Air Agency
360-574-3058 or 1-800-633-0709
www.swcleanair.gov
Uri Papish, Executive Director, ext. 112, Uri@swcleanair.gov
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
509-477-4727
www.spokanecleanair.org
April Westby, Executive Director, Desk: 509-477-4727 extension #105, Mobile: 509-862-8875, Email: AWestby@spokanecleanair.org
Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency
509-834-2050
www.yakimacleanair.org
Marc Thornsbury, Executive Director, APCO, PRO 509-834-2050 Ext 100, marc@yrcaa.org
Benton Clean Air Agency
(509) 783-1304
www.bentoncleanair.org
Rob Rodger, Control Officer/Executive Director, rob.rodger@bentoncleanair.org Phone: (509) 783-1304 extension 102, Direct Phone: (509) 588-7639
Ecology Central Regional Office
509-575-2490
David Bowen, Director david.bowen@ecy.wa.gov
Larry Mattson, Director Larry.Mattson@ecy.wa.gov
Ecology Eastern Regional Office
509-329-3400
Brook Beeler, Director brook.beeler@ecy.wa.gov
Ecology Northwest Regional Office
206-594-0000
Tom Buroker, Director thomas.buroker@ecy.wa.gov
Ecology Southwest Regional Office
360-407-6300
Bobbak Talebi, Director bobbak.talebi@ecy.wa.gov
Shauna Hanisch-Kirkbride, Manager shauna.hanisch-kirkbride@ecy.wa.gov
Ecology Air Quality Program
360-407-6800
www.ecology.wa.gov/airquality
EPA Region 10 (tribal lands)
206-553-1200 or 1-800-424-4372
www.epa.gov/r10-tribal
Sandra Brozusky - Tribal Air Team Lead; Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR) brozusky.sandra@epa.gov 206-553-5317
Tribal Air Contacts list
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