In late 2020, Attorney Nels Johnson with the Washington Office of the Attorney General will retire after more than 20 years of state service. He spent more than half that time working with the Department of Ecology's Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program. Many of his duties included negotiating and enforcing consent decrees and orders that require cleanup of contaminated sites, as well as defending Ecology's permit decisions and enforcement actions against facilities that generate, treat or dispose of hazardous waste in order to prevent the creation of more contaminated sites.
HWTR Communications Manager Erich Ebel spoke with Nels about his long career, his personal highlights, and his plans for retirement:
In late 2020, Attorney Nels Johnson with the Washington Office of the Attorney General will retire after more than 20 years of state service. He spent more than half that time working with the Department of Ecology's Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program. Many of his duties included negotiating and enforcing consent decrees and orders that require cleanup of contaminated sites, as well as defending Ecology's permit decisions and enforcement actions against facilities that generate, treat or dispose of hazardous waste in order to prevent the creation of more contaminated sites.
HWTR Communications Manager Erich Ebel spoke with Nels about his long career, his personal highlights, and his plans for retirement: