Reminding people about the dangers of wildfire smoke has been a key part of Moses’s outreach work. She emphasizes the health ...

We invite you to review and comment on documents, and attend an open house about the Rayonier Mill cleanup site on the shores ...

Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the ...

In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we talk with Heather Hansen, our Resource Center Business ...

The Department of Ecology has expanded a drought declaration for the Yakima area to include watersheds in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis, Thurston, Okanagan, Chelan, Clallam, Jefferson and Ferry ...

Earlier today, the Washington Department of Ecology sent guidance to vehicle manufacturers explaining its decision to pause implementation for portions of the state’s clean vehicle standards, ...

The Washington Department of Ecology fined 23 plastic producers a combined $277,000 for not complying with a 2021 state law requiring them to use a minimum amount of recycled material in single-use ...

In saltwater tidal areas, two native burrowing shrimp species live in the muddy areas near the shorelines (mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis and ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis). In Willapa Bay ...

Governmental agencies use the SEPA environmental checklist to help determine whether a proposal will have significant adverse environmental impacts. The information helps identify what measures can be ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...

When do you need to secure items in your truck or trailer? Every time you hit the road. Unsecured loads cause over 300 crashes in Washington every year and cause up to 40% of roadside litter — let’s ...

The Pend Oreille Mine, located in northeast Washington approximately two miles north of Metaline Falls, began underground mining for lead and zinc in 1952. The mine operated intermittently and was ...