[3] Upon taking office, commentators highlighted leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford Site as a key challenge facing the Department of Ecology.
[12] Under Bellon's leadership, the Department of Ecology denied a permit for a proposal to build what would've been the largest coal export terminal in North America.
[14] Bellon reportedly helped convince Governor Inslee to enact the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan for water conservation.
[15] Bellon announced her resignation in December 2019,[7] and was succeeded in her position by Laura Watson, an Assistant Washington Attorney General.
[17] Bellon co-wrote an article on Earth Day 2021 for The Seattle Times where she called for "build[ing] intersectional climate and environmental solutions that center our most impacted neighbors while energizing our communities and economies.