The City of Tacoma recently completed water quality improvement projects in the Larchmont neighborhood and the Madison ...

Ecology releases the first progress report for Washington's Climate Resilience Strategy, which highlights achievements and ...

Ecology's AFFF disposal program will collect and safely dispose of toxic "forever chemcials" from fire departments across the state.

In the Yakima Basin, a third consecutive year of drought has caused historically low reservoir storage and streamflows. To address those conditions, the Washington Department of Ecology is issuing an ...

The Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly issuing penalties to Seattle and King County for violating conditions of the federal consent decrees ...

(Information on this site is considered to be accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.) Washington Dept. of Ecology and U.S. Coast Guard are ...

For almost 100 years, the Asarco Company operated a copper smelter in Tacoma. Air pollution from the smelter settled on the surface soil of more than 1,000 square miles of the Puget Sound basin.

The Recycling Development Center (RDC) focuses on developing domestic markets for Washington’s recyclable materials. The RDC is a partnership between Ecology and the Washington Department of Commerce ...

In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits ...

Fire danger is high in many areas because of hot, dry weather. Much of the state is still in a drought. Burn bans are in place across Washington. Check with your local fire district before lighting ...

We're dispelling rumors and sharing critical truths about adjudication for Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA), also ...