We have a new Community Engagement Plan describing how we seek to engage with communities impacted by our work. This is part ...

This grant program is part of a larger multi-partner effort to reduce toxics and protect the health of the river through technical assistance, monitoring and research, and education and outreach.

Arctic sand stars from Norway. Photo by Espen Rekdal, Artsdatabanken, CC BY 4.0 Whether you’re a George Lucas superfan or can’t tell a Wookie from a Wampa, you have to admit, Star Wars is a pop ...

An Ecology-built air sensor that helps provide real-time air quality information about fine particle pollution in communities throughout our state. This week we aim to increase air quality awareness — ...

On April 8, we declared a statewide drought emergency, the fourth in a row for the Yakima Basin. Here are the water supply ...

Washington’s new Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 while saving the state nearly $17 billion statewide. The new climate plan, the result ...

Coho salmon returning to rivers and streams often die before they can spawn. Photo by Roger Tabor, US Fish and Wildlife For over 20 years, scientists faced a toxic mystery: coho salmon returning to ...

Low snowpack in many Washington river basins means drought remains on the table for 2026 As we enter 2026, let’s take a moment to check in on what a wild month of December weather has meant for ...

The drought declared in April and expanded in June continues with no end in sight. A group of state and federal water supply experts — the Water Supply Availability Committee — says there’s not enough ...

Old fluorescent light fixtures in schools and daycares can be harmful to students and staff. In 1979, the U.S. finally took action against the dangers of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), banning the ...

For at least the past year, Seattle Barrel Company has failed to implement safe management of their dangerous waste, despite multiple attempts by staff from the Washington Department of Ecology to ...

Roadway flooding in the coastal city of Westport. Photo courtesy of City of Westport. In 2023, we launched an innovative approach to help Washington’s coastal communities and Tribes build their ...