Ecology cleaned up smelting contamination on the Columbia River public waterfront in Northport using state funding to remove ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The Washington Department of Ecology and RAN General Partnership, and its owner Rick Alamwala, have reached a settlement over a $20,000 penalty resulting from the alleged illegal irrigation of 40 ...

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 ...

As the fall rains return to Washington, it’s easy to forget that we just exited one of the warmest summers in our state’s recorded history. June to August of 2025 was, according to the Washington ...

Firefighting foams like those pictured will be collected at fire departments across the state. Ecology is partnering with fire departments across the state to help protect firefighters from exposure ...

Public meetings, like one held by a grant partner in Ellensburg, are an essential tool to develop community support for air pollution reduction projects. Amid robust demand, we awarded $10 million ...