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For more than a year, we have been working with Tribes, local governments, state agencies, and the public to help us update ...
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.
Reminding people about the dangers of wildfire smoke has been a key part of Moses’s outreach work. She emphasizes the health ...
We invite you to review and comment on documents, and attend an open house about the Rayonier Mill cleanup site on the shores ...
Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the ...
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 ...
We continue to celebrate American Wetlands Month. Did you know Washington is home to nearly one million acres of wetlands? Wetlands come in all different shapes and sizes and are found in a variety of ...
Since we started tracking cleanup site data, we’ve listed over 14,000 contaminated or formerly contaminated sites. While over half of them have been cleaned up, that still leaves more than 6,400 ...
Portions of the Cap-and-Invest allowance budget are set aside for specific uses in holding accounts, or “reserve accounts,” maintained by Ecology. Allowances may be sold, allocated, or retired from ...
For a third consecutive year, the Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima and Naches watersheds are under an emergency drought declaration. Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, along with Okanogan ...