Join the Facebook Live event on our Hanford Facebook page or, Join the Zoom stream up to 15 minutes before the 5:30 p.m.

We'd like your input on a legal agreement and other documents to clean up PFAS contamination at Paine Field in Everett.

USPS has been improperly managing and storing dangerous waste at its Seattle Bulk Mail Center in Federal Way. Ecology issued a $33,000 penalty for violations found during a 2024 inspection.

Tips for finding safer school supplies that protect students's health and the environment, and support learning all year long ...

OLYMPIA – Washington has more than 300 wastewater treatment plants, and each one needs certified operators to keep these facilities running smoothly — and to ensure they protect water quality and ...

Southern Resident killer whales, or orcas, are a beloved icon of the Pacific Northwest. We served on Governor Jay Inslee's Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Task Force, which developed proposals ...

Some of our water quality improvement projects, including total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), are active and have webpages that are listed alphabetically (see left navigation menu). However, to find ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...

Join Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller for an update and community feedback session about PFAS contamination in East Selah.

We’ve seen the comments. On social media. On news articles. A few via email. We hear you. When we talk about drought, there are thoughts. Questions. Opinions. Some of those… helpful. Others… mmmm.

We issued million-dollar penalties for dangerous waste violations at two Anacortes refineries, Tesoro and HF Sinclair.

Every five years we review and update each of our general permits. The Sand and Gravel General Permit covers approximately 850 facilities that produce and process sand and gravel, crushed rock, ...