Multiple large fires are burning across the state, with no rest in sight for firefighters. Spokane experienced devastating wildfire impacts over the weekend and the situation is still very active.

Since 2018 Ecology has awarded $180 million for projects designed to restore streamflow. A handful of projects were recently ...

In this new edition of this blog we are highlighting the story of Tank Waste Treatment Section Manager, Suzanne Dahl. Suzanne ...

Washington Conservation Corps is recruiting about 260 AmeriCorps members to support critical restoration and recreation projects across the state.

Hangman Creek is a major tributary of the Spokane River that originates in the mountains of Idaho and flows northwest toward its confluence with the Spokane River. Hangman Creek and its tributaries ...

Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) are made up of a variety of representatives across Washington. These representatives are responsible for: Developing a local emergency plan for their ...

September 27, 2023 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a new rule revising and replacing the 2020 regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Section 401 ...

Washington’s only coal power plant will transition to natural gas by 2028. As part of the transition, the Washington Department of Ecology reviewed the environmental impacts involved with the switch, ...

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.

Ecology’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Incentive Fund helps even small innovations make a big difference. TOTE Maritime Alaska’s P2 project installed an aerosol can crusher (on top of barrel shown at ...

An overturned dual tanker that holds gas and diesel rests in Indian Creek after a July 18, 2025, rollover on U.S. Highway 101. On the morning of July 18, a dual-tanker truck carrying thousands of ...