The state Clean Energy Council took a thoughtful, informed look at potential actions and policies to move clean energy ...

Early cooperation with Ecology allowed for quick work to improve facility operations with added benefits for air quality.

The Wenatchee area continues to see some smoke impacts from the Labor Mountain Fire, but recent rain and cooler weather mean wildfire season is winding down. It's a good time to look back at this year ...

Submit an observation form to report any violation of the state plastic bag ban you have observed. Plastic bags are a major contaminant in Washington’s recycling facilities, waterways, roadways, and ...

Washington state law requires producers of certain plastic products such as beverage containers, trash bags, and household and personal care product containers to meet post-consumer recycled content ...

NextCycle Washington is a business accelerator program, funded and supported by Ecology’s Recycling Market Development Center. NextCycle WA connects entrepreneurs, companies, and communities to ...

We are holding two meetings to provide information and get feedback regarding concerns and opportunities about developing ...

This month we're taking you on a Halloween journey into uncharted territory for our blog – outside of Puget Sound - to highlight an appropriately-themed critter: the bat star.

Lewis’ Moon Snail with its dark brown, hard operculum. Courtesy of Linda Schroeder—PNW Shell Club. With its easily recognizable shell (the largest found on Puget Sound beaches), we are certainly over ...

There have been recent news stories about a supposed slump in the transition to zero-emission transportation—that growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales has leveled off and manufacturers are scaling ...

(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 ...

The 2021 plastics law will reduce the use of covered single-use plastics. This law aims to reduce the production of new plastic and drive the development of new markets for Washington’s recyclable ...