On July 10, we received national recognition by national U.S. Water Alliance for our innovative Floodplains by Design program ...

<p>Three Washington counties have been designated primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are considered to be in a state of extreme drought.</p> ...

A vernal pool wetland at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in late May that is seasonally dry. The lighter, cracked soil has dormant seed shrimp eggs scattered on the surface. Did you know that many ...

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 ...

Crews are responding to a tanker truck rollover and spill into Indian Creek on July 18, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. A dual-tanker ...

With great enthusiasm, 19 community-based organizations partnered with Ecology and King County to distribute thousands of ...

Join the 2025 Washington Brownfields Conference in Yakima to explore environmental cleanup, redevelopment, and sustainable practices with experts and professionals.

Update: Ecology has extended the comment period - comments are now due by Aug. 27, 2025. Nutrient pollution is a serious problem in Puget Sound, and communities across the region are working to ...

Ecology is beginning rulemaking to amend five instream flow rules, chapters 173-507, 173-508, 173-513, 173-514, and 173-515 WAC. Ecology is starting rulemaking to amend five Instream Flow Rules in ...