In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we sat down with Amie Green, our program's Single-Shell ...

Get into the festive holiday spirit with a critter that goes all out when decking its halls out: the graceful decorator crab.

The Ecology Litter Corps (formerly Ecology Youth Corps) hires teens 14 –17 years old to serve on summer litter crews and provide an important service to their community. They gain valuable job skills, ...

The state's wetland program goal is to achieve a no-overall-net loss in the amount (acreage) and function of Washington's remaining wetlands. The program also aims to increase the quantity and quality ...

We adopted changes to chapter 173-201A Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington. In response to nominations we received in 2021, and after considering public comments and ...

We plan to hold public meetings to provide information about the rulemaking and seek your input. We'll update this page with meeting specifics. To get updates about these meetings and this rulemaking, ...

Ecology is starting the rulemaking process to amend Chapters 173-18, -20, -22, -26, and -27 under the Shoreline Management Act. Add requirements for local governments to address the impact of sea ...

Tugboats. Street sweepers. Freight switchers. Ambulances. Box trucks. All of these vehicles typically run on diesel engines that produce harmful exhaust. But there is cleaner technology available, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new Washington regulation will help reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from municipal solid waste landfills in the state. Methane has more than 80 times the global warming ...

There have been recent news stories about a supposed slump in the transition to zero-emission transportation—that growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales has leveled off and manufacturers are scaling ...