We established a special Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team, or COHORT, to help boost the ability of coastal communities and Tribes to thrive in the present, adapt to challenges and ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every Feb. 2 to help raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands to people and the planet.

Ecology funding is supporting efforts to reconnect Myers Creek in Okanogan County to its floodplain to restore wetlands. Communities across Washington are preparing to improve wastewater facilities, ...

Washington’s coastal zone encompasses all the marine shorelines on the Pacific Ocean coast as well as Puget Sound, Hood Canal and Strait of Juan de Fuca. It also includes all the lands and waters in ...

Cleaner cars. Cleaner fuels. Cleaner power. Cleaner planes. Little by little, Washington is moving the needle toward a clean ...

The Washington Natural Resource Damage Assessment (RDA) Committee meets monthly to determine the most appropriate method for assessing environmental injury from oil spills into state waters. Meeting ...

Low snowpack in many Washington river basins means drought remains on the table for 2026 As we enter 2026, let’s take a moment to check in on what a wild month of December weather has meant for ...

The 2021 plastics law will reduce the use of covered single-use plastics. This law aims to reduce the production of new plastic and drive the development of new markets for Washington’s recyclable ...

We’re studying chemicals called BTEX in nail products to see whether safer alternatives can do the same job. Most people assume that if a product is on store shelves, it’s safe to use. But some ...

This enforcement action follows the conclusion of Ecology’s investigation of the 2023 Conway spill. For questions about the ongoing response for a leak on the Olympic Pipeline that began Nov. 11, 2025 ...

A new rule adopted by the Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners, in consultation with the Washington Department of Ecology, will require tug escorts for a wider range of oil tankers as they ...

At Spanaway Lake, toxic algal blooms mean the lake closes for recreation to keep people safe. Ecology is starting a rulemaking to address toxins produced during harmful algal blooms in freshwater.