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Fecal Matters: Health advisory issued for Eagle Harbor, Kitsap County.
The Kitsap Public Health District issued a no-contact health advisory for Eagle Harbor.
New grant program funds cleanups to provide affordable housing
We are now accepting applications for our new Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program.
Celebrate Read Across America Day with Director Watson
Join Laura Watson, director of the Department of Ecology, as she shares one of her favorite books – “1, 2, 3 Salish Sea” by Nikki McClure for Read Across America Day.
Fecal Matters: Sunnyside Beach Park and Chambers Creek Regional Park beaches are CLOSED to water contact due to a sewage spill, Pierce County
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued closures at Sunnyside Beach Park and Chambers Creek Regional Park beaches due to a sewage spill.
Poop and beaches don’t mix
Beach season has begun and we're out sampling to ensure your safety.
Marine sediment story maps:
Our Marine Sediment Monitoring Team just released five new interactive story maps detailing their work to monitor the health of Puget Sound sediments.
Legacy Pesticide Group Final Report
The Legacy Pesticide Working Group concluded its work and provided recommendations to Ecology about how to address lead and arsenic contamination on former orchard lands.
Restoring Kodama Farm
A look at a novel “whole farm” approach on a 45-acre farm in Jefferson County that will protect and restore salmon habitat alongside sustainable agricultural practices.
Video highlights Washington's innovative cleanup law
We're celebrating 30 years of cleaning up Washington under our environmental cleanup law & the Model Toxics Control Act. To date, more than 7,000 sites in Washington have been cleaned up.
Water permit decisions further protect the Spokane River
We used the instream flow rule to help further protect the Spokane River.