We are dedicating this special edition of Let's Talk About Hanford to a community favorite: the Hanford elk, aka the "Rattlesnake Hills Elk." ...

Meet us this month at the Georgetown Community Council meeting. We will present about the Dawn Food Products and Boeing Development Center cleanups. These sites have open comment periods this month.

Our GIS staff build and maintain spatial datasets and applications, conduct GIS projects, and publish GIS maps in support of the agency's mission of protecting the land, air, and waters of the state.

A conceptual rendering of the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project. The project will transform Capitol Lake into a thriving estuary habitat with environmental, social, and economic benefits. A new ...

This Millworks project features affordable housing, an early childhood learning center, and a local food campus/business incubator in Bellingham. It’s a prime example of the kind the return on ...

The 1.1 mile long North Cove beach is located along the north entrance to Willapa Bay in Pacific County and was once the fastest eroding ocean beach on the U.S. West Coast. Beach at North Cove ...

Kevin the Marmot, Ecology’s anti littering mascot, shows just how simple it is to keep litter off Washington’s roadways by using a car litter bag. A trash can isn't always around when you need one. So ...

The Water Quality Combined Funding Program funds projects that improve and protect water quality throughout Washington. The program combines grants and loans from state and federal funding sources.

A water right adjudication is the legal process to resolve conflict and competition on a water source. Adjudication legally determines whether each water right on a source is legal, how much water can ...

Climate change is increasing the uncertainty of Washington’s water supplies. Recent droughts created hardships for farmers, ranchers, small communities and aquatic species. Drought and climate impacts ...

Ecology, local clean air agencies, and Tribes can restrict indoor and outdoor burning under certain conditions. Fire safety burn bans protect people and property when wildfire danger is high. Air ...

To protect public health, we monitor the water quality at popular marine beaches around Puget Sound and on the coast from Memorial Day to Labor Day. We work with local partners to collect and test ...