Reminding people about the dangers of wildfire smoke has been a key part of Moses’s outreach work. She emphasizes the health ...

Ecology's previous round of Prevent Nonattainment grants helped agencies in Okanogan County improve air quality to meet ...

We're looking into harmful chemicals in everyday products – like paints and nail polish – and researching safer alternatives.

Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the ...

For more than a year, we have been working with Tribes, local governments, state agencies, and the public to help us update ...

We invite you to review and comment on documents, and attend an open house about the Rayonier Mill cleanup site on the shores ...

We work to safely manage solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste and reduce toxic chemicals in the products you use. We regulate the threats found in everyday household products and help businesses ...

In saltwater tidal areas, two native burrowing shrimp species live in the muddy areas near the shorelines (mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis and ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis). In Willapa Bay ...

Computer models are used extensively for water quality management and Total Maximum Daily Load studies. Models are tools used to predict how a water body will respond to changes in the amount of ...

Earlier today, the Washington Department of Ecology sent guidance to vehicle manufacturers explaining its decision to pause implementation for portions of the state’s clean vehicle standards, ...

The Department of Ecology has expanded a drought declaration for the Yakima area to include watersheds in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis, Thurston, Okanagan, Chelan, Clallam, Jefferson and Ferry ...

In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we talk with Heather Hansen, our Resource Center Business and Data Analyst. If you ask Heather, her answer is an emphatic "yes!" ...