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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

Tacoma Smelter Plume: Yard cleanup program comment period starts today
Some yards in Ruston, west Tacoma, and south Vashon-Maury Island could have high levels of arsenic and lead from the former Asarco smelter in Tacoma.
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.

Dust buster: A plan to manage dust in and near Wallula

Near the Tri-Cities, southwest winds pick up dust and send it through Kennewick and into Wallula at times.

Fecal Matters: A no-contact advisory issued for Pomeroy Park and Illahee State Park, Kitsap County
Kitsap Public Health District issued a no-contact advisory at Pomeroy Park and Illahee State Park due to elevated bacteria levels during routine sampling.
Fecal Matters: Richey Viewpoint is now open for water recreation, King County
Public Health Seattle and King County has opened Richey Viewpoint for water recreation.
Fecal Matters: Cormorant Cove beach is closed to water recreation, King County
Cormorant Cove beach is closed to water recreation, King County
Fecal Matters: Cormorant Cove beach is now open to water recreation, King County
Cormorant Cove beach is now open to water recreation, King County.
Ecology welcomes public to offices
On March 21, Ecology no longer requires appointments to visit offices.
Curtailments come to Chehalis River basin
We've notified 93 junior water right holders in the Chehalis River basin that their access to surface water for irrigation is curtailed until streamflows improve