The “wettest” county east of the Cascades in June was Pend Oreille, which checked in with less than an inch of rain - a ...

On July 10, we received national recognition by national U.S. Water Alliance for our innovative Floodplains by Design program ...

<p>Three Washington counties have been designated primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are considered to be in a state of extreme drought.</p> ...

A vernal pool wetland at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in late May that is seasonally dry. The lighter, cracked soil has dormant seed shrimp eggs scattered on the surface. Did you know that many ...

The Washington Legislature has awarded 20 million dollars to clean up the Weyerhaeuser Mill A site on Port Gardner Bay, part of the Port of Everett’s waterfront in Snohomish County. This grant is the ...

(Information on this site is considered to be accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.) Crews are responding to a tanker truck rollover and spill ...

Join the 2025 Washington Brownfields Conference in Yakima to explore environmental cleanup, redevelopment, and sustainable practices with experts and professionals.

Update: Ecology has extended the comment period - comments are now due by Aug. 27, 2025. Nutrient pollution is a serious problem in Puget Sound, and communities across the region are working to ...

Ecology is beginning rulemaking to amend five instream flow rules, chapters 173-507, 173-508, 173-513, 173-514, and 173-515 WAC. Ecology is starting rulemaking to amend five Instream Flow Rules in ...

Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller responds to the Trump administration's attempt to roll back stronger state standards on vehicle pollution.

The Washington Department of Ecology released on Wednesday the results of its tenth quarterly Cap-and-Invest auction of emissions allowances. All allowances sold, pushing the total revenue raised for ...