The van Veen grab sampler, also called "the grab," is an important tool for researching marine health through sediment ...

This event takes place during a comment period on documents for the cleanup of the TECT Aerospace Everett cleanup site on the southeastern portion of Paine Field Airport in South Everett. Past ...

We are launching a public comment on the draft renewal of the Hanford Sitewide Permit – one of our most important tools for ensuring Hanford’s cleanup supports our mission of preserving clean land, ...

If you’ve heard a bit of noise or noticed equipment and trucks moving in and out of various locations along the Bellingham waterfront, there’s good reason for it: construction work is a go at three ...

Counties and cities in Washington are required to periodically review and update their Critical Areas Ordinances (CAOs) under the state Growth Management Act. One element of a CAO is a ...

Climate change increases wildfire risks through rising temperatures, which reduces winter snowpack, and produces hotter and drier summers. This directly impacts the number and severity of wildfires ...

To help foster Washington’s transition to generating power and electricity using renewable energy sources such as solar and onshore wind, we are leading efforts to make the siting and permitting ...

Ecology is responsible for regulating chemical and hazardous waste cleanup under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act. Although it is a federal law, we have a charter to enforce it in our state.

We are proposing amendments to chapters 173-18, -20, -22, -26, and -27 under the Shoreline Management Act. Visit the rulemaking page for more information. Private and public activities along ...

Padilla Bay is an estuary in Puget Sound at the saltwater edge of the Skagit River delta. It is about eight miles long north to south, and three miles across. In 1980, this bay was selected to be ...

Waters of the state belong to the public and can't be owned by any individual or group. Instead, a person or group may be granted a right to use a volume of water, for a defined purpose, in a specific ...

Following the adoption of the Cap-and-Invest Program rulemaking, the Cap-and-Invest Program’s 2025 annual obligation deadline will be Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Under Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program, ...