We invite your comments on draft NPDES permit no. WA0991043. We invite your comments on draft NPDES permit no. being issued to Puget Sound Energy - Lower Baker Dam Seepage Reduction Project. The ...

The easiest way to avoid food waste is to not overbuy. Proper storage of what you do purchase is another way to prevent food waste. Home composting is an excellent option for what can't be used or ...

We propose updates to the human health criteria in Table 240 of WAC 173-201A-240, Toxic substances, to: Replace 143 state-adopted human health criteria for 73 pollutants that the Environmental ...

Wildfire smoke is a major threat to human health. Smoke from wildfires is the largest source of particle pollution in Washington. Breathing in smoke causes wheezing and coughing, heart and lung ...

Fire danger is high in many areas because of hot, dry weather. Much of the state is still in a drought. Burn bans are in place across Washington. Check with your local fire district before lighting ...

We have resources to help with your contaminated sediment cleanups. The materials also provide information on how we developed and now implement the Sediment Management Standards rule.

You can help protect the environment by telling us if you see a problem that is causing pollution. We respond to issues that pollute and damage land, air, and water. The sooner we know, the sooner we ...

A dairy farm in the Chehalis River basin during the January 2022 floods. Last winter’s floods damaged river levees and streambank protection across western Washington. Since then, public works ...

Casey Sixkiller was appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson as the 14th Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology. With more than two decades of experience in federal, Tribal, regional, and ...

With our oversight, local governments that own and operate combined sewer systems work to reduce overflows and control water pollution. Federal and state regulations (chapter 173-245 WAC) require each ...

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators are essential frontline workers you may not have immediately thought about during the pandemic. However, operators work hard to ensure that while many of us are at ...

Certain types of food packaging that have per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) intentionally added to them may not be manufactured, sold, or distributed in Washington as of 2023 according to a ...