Toxic algae blooms can make people, pets, and livestock sick. We offer a funding program to address problem blooms. The Freshwater Algae Program (FAP) has an annual funding cycle for projects to ...

Use this portal to filter and search for all of our regulatory information. We oversee many state and federal laws designed to protect Washington's land, air, and water. See our laws, rules, & ...

The State Solid Waste Management Plan guides the management of waste and materials in Washington and aids local governments as they develop local solid waste management plans. This plan advances the ...

We offer post-cleanup grants to local governments that independently clean up contamination under the Voluntary Cleanup Program. The purpose of Independent Remedial Action Grants (IRAGs) is to ...

How Washington invests cap-and-invest auction revenues to prepare for climate change will be captured in public reporting that the Department of Ecology is responsible for publishing under the Climate ...

After two decades in the same office, the Washington Department of Ecology’s field office in Vancouver, Wash., is moving to a new location within the city. Ecology is moving to 12121 NE 99th St., Ste.

As you hit the road this week, give us a brake. The Ecology Youth Corps’ teenage litter crews began picking up Washington roads and highways today and will continue working through August. Ecology ...

Left photo: Alkali wetland located on King Ranch land in July 2019. (Image from Google Earth) Right photo: Alkali wetland located on King Ranch land in April 2021 with evidence of heavy equipment ...

The Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly issuing fines to Seattle and King County for violating conditions of their federal consent decrees ...

With a new wetland mitigation bank being approved in Vancouver, Wash., private and public sector developers can now purchase mitigation credits to offset unavoidable impacts from their building ...

Teens ages 14-17 can apply to Ecology Youth Corps by April 3 to pick up litter and keep WA clean Each year, Youth Corps teens help pick up over 1 million pounds of litter across the state. Nearly ...

Each of us has the ability to reduce noise in our community by being aware of the noise we make as residents, workers, or as businesses. Noise pollution is regulated by local governments. We do not ...