Tips for finding safer school supplies that protect students's health and the environment, and support learning all year long ...

We'd like your input on a legal agreement and other documents to clean up PFAS contamination at Paine Field in Everett.

Join Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller for an update and community feedback session about PFAS contamination in East Selah.

We're sharing the notable updates we are proposing for the Sand and Gravel General permit as well as information about how ...

OLYMPIA – Liberty Marine Corporation received a $32,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology for a 2023 incident in which 199 gallons of waste oil were discharged into Puget Sound while ...

Fire safety burn bans Fire safety burn bans are called by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, local fire districts, and Tribes to protect people and property when wildfire danger is high.

The “wettest” county east of the Cascades in June was Pend Oreille, which checked in with less than an inch of rain - a whopping 0.8 inches. Which, for the record, was still Pend Oreille’s ...

The Washington Water Supply Update provides insights into the state's water resources, challenges, and management strategies.

The Washington Legislature has awarded 20 million dollars to clean up the Weyerhaeuser Mill A site on Port Gardner Bay, part of the Port of Everett’s waterfront in Snohomish County. This grant is the ...

Types of permits An air permit is required for businesses and individuals that emit air pollution through industrial processes or burning. An air permit protects public health and the environment by ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...