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Warm water is becoming all too common in the summer months. So much so, that we have teams floating the river to document refuges of cooler water.

The recently passed 2019 Strengthening Oil Transportation Safety Act requires us to take steps toward safety of marine transportation and protection of the Salish Sea from oil spills.

Excess levels of nutrients from human sources are harming Puget Sound. 

Every year people and animals are injured or killed from a fall into an abandoned or improperly covered water well.

We’ve seen some wet weather across the state in the weeks since drought was declared in a few Central Washington watersheds on April 4.

The water supply forecast continues to deteriorate across the state on both sides of the Cascade Range, and drought is being felt particularly on the Olympic Peninsula.

The upcoming May 9, 2019, "‘water day" in Yakima County Superior Court is one we’ve been working toward for more than 40 years.

On July 12, 2018, 28 oil handling companies worked with expert contractors to demonstrate how ready they are to care for oiled wildlife, should Washington experience a tragic oil spill.

Tom Tebb, director of Ecology's Office of Columbia River, received special recognition during the Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA) annual conference.

Dubbed the "Wood Fiesta," large wood is being helicoptered into remote and rugged terrain and placed in streams and floodplains to help improve habitat for native fish species.