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NextCycle honors innovative recycling projects

Reuse and recycling efforts for sports gear, wedding décor, software and composting were celebrated at the annual Pitch Showcase. The event capped a six-month program for 15 entrepreneurs.

Good things happen when communities redevelop brownfields

Our return-on-investment research describes tangible outcomes in terms of numbers, such as jobs created, acres redeveloped, and leveraged funding. 

Chehalis Basin Board delivers projects while planning for future

The Office of Chehalis Basin and Chehalis Basin Board reach a major milestone, with 241 projects built or underway to reduce flood risk, restore habitat, and strengthen resilience across the basin.

Ecology proposes nutrient control requirements for three large wastewater treatment facilities

We invite you to comment on nutrient contol updates to wastewater treatment permits for King County’s West Point, the City of Everett, and the City of Bellingham.

What's the recipe for a safer product?

Learn more about how our Safer Products team works to replace toxic chemicals in everyday products.

New rule amendments in five key watersheds

Ecology has completed rulemaking related to streamflow restoration for five watersheds.

Rulemaking to protect air quality

A rulemaking is underway at Ecology to reduce air pollution in vulnerable communities.

Ecology field crew sampling wetlands statewide this summer

May is American Wetlands Month and our wetland field crew will begin collecting data at wetlands across Washington as part of the 2026 National Wetland Condition Assessment.

Cleaner yards, cleaner future: Ridgefield neighborhood enters last stage of soil contamination cleanup

This yard cleanup program is reaching a pivotal cleanup step spring 2026 as it decontaminates the last participating yards in a Ridgefield neighborhood. But the soil there wasn’t always toxic.

Hop aboard Ecology's latest electric bus grant!

Ecology's latest grant to support electric school bus purchases can also be used to renew and update existing electric bus fleets.