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Are we ready for next big oil spill?
Lack of secure funding threatens our ability to test spill response capabilities and a lot more
Curtailments come to the Chehalis River basin
We have notified 93 junior water right holders in the Chehalis River basin that their access to surface water for irrigation is curtailed.
Is this a typical La Nina year?
We’re keeping an eye on La Niña conditions and how the water year will stack up.
Tacoma Smelter Plume: Yard cleanup program comment period starts today
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Conditions still favorable for fish growth
Be safe: NOAA says uptick in coastal marine debris can include hazardous items
Washington coast may get more debris due to the Japan tsunami. Please look for hazard symbols and labels before picking up items. Call 1-855-WACOAST to report any potentially hazardous items.
A foot of water can make or break a King Tide
Help scientists track and document King Tides this year! The King Tides Photo Initiative is aimed at getting people to take and share photographs during unusually high tides.
Cleaning up: Taking it to the streets in Everett
We’re cleaning up a major intersection in Everett where part of a smelter that produced lead and arsenic once stood.
Ecology opposes federal proposal to allow offshore drilling on Washington’s coast
Ecology Director Bellon submitted a letter to the U.S. Interior Secretary opposing a federal proposal to allow offshore oil and natural gas leasing on WA's outer continental shelf.
Update about making Puget Sound a No Discharge Zone for vessel sewage
We've asked the EPA to make the Puget Sound off limits to discharging sewage from vessels.