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.

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 ...

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 ...

This week, Washington became the first state in the nation to adopt broad restrictions on more than two dozen chemicals used in cosmetic products that can release formaldehyde. Formaldehyde and ...

We’ve seen the comments. On social media. On news articles. A few via email. We hear you. When we talk about drought, there are thoughts. Questions. Opinions. Some of those… helpful. Others… mmmm.