Washington State Department of Ecology

Cleaning up Northport waterfront

Ecology cleaned up smelting contamination on the Columbia River public waterfront in Northport using state funding to remove ...
Washington State Department of Ecology

Paving the path toward clean energy

The state Clean Energy Council took a thoughtful, informed look at potential actions and policies to move clean energy ...
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Cleaner air through better boiling

Early cooperation with Ecology allowed for quick work to improve facility operations with added benefits for air quality.
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Recycled content minimums

Washington state law requires producers of certain plastic products such as beverage containers, trash bags, and household and personal care product containers to meet post-consumer recycled content ...
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Washington's single-use plastic bag ban

Submit an observation form to report any violation of the state plastic bag ban you have observed. Plastic bags are a major contaminant in Washington’s recycling facilities, waterways, roadways, and ...
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NextCycle Washington

NextCycle Washington is a business accelerator program, funded and supported by Ecology’s Recycling Market Development Center. NextCycle WA connects entrepreneurs, companies, and communities to ...
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An early look at geothermal energy in Washington

We are holding two meetings to provide information and get feedback regarding concerns and opportunities about developing ...
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PetroCard Indian Creek Fuel Spill 2025

(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 ...
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Big investments boost Washington's coastal resiliency

State Route 112 faces numerous climate-related threats. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation. Washington’s coastlines might be considered the canary in the coal mine for the ...
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We're over the moon for the moon snail

Lewis’ Moon Snail with its dark brown, hard operculum. Courtesy of Linda Schroeder—PNW Shell Club. With its easily recognizable shell (the largest found on Puget Sound beaches), we are certainly over ...
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Dwindling water supplies force new restrictions in Yakima Basin beginning Oct. 6

In the Yakima Basin, a third consecutive year of drought has caused historically low reservoir storage and streamflows. To address those conditions, the Washington Department of Ecology is issuing an ...
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Dominion tug sinking in Bremerton

(Information on this site is considered to be accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.) Washington Dept. of Ecology and U.S. Coast Guard are ...