Help shape our plan to reduce bacteria in Drayton Harbor. Comment Aug. 21-Sept. 26, 2025, to protect shellfish, recreation, ...

OLYMPIA – Washington has more than 300 wastewater treatment plants, and each one needs certified operators to keep these facilities running smoothly — and to ensure they protect water quality and ...

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

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

Eight years after a dam breach devastated Rattlesnake Creek, steelhead and wildlife are returning. This shows the creek’s ...

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

Every five years we review and update each of our general permits. The Sand and Gravel General Permit covers approximately 850 facilities that produce and process sand and gravel, crushed rock, ...

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.

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

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 ...

Two Thurston County property owners were fined $204,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology for unpermitted shoreline development along the Deschutes River near Yelm. Chuck and Austin Rogers ...