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June is Orca Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to become aware of the impacts pollution coming from things like vehicle brakes can have.

PCBs were banned over 40 years ago, yet they still linger. Washington is making progress toward getting PCBs out of the environment

New testing by our product testing team found chemicals that could be toxic in children’s products.

Per- and poly- fluorinated alkyl substances (aka PFAS, PFCs, PFOS) are building up in waterways and fish, but phasing them out could decrease chemical exposure.

Copper and zinc are among the most common pollutants found in Puget Sound. So, while no one is proposing getting rid of them completely, reducing their use where we can seems like a smart move.

Cleaning up mercury contamination and getting mercury out of the environment has been a priority at Ecology for decades

There's a lot happening at the former Reynolds smelter site in Cowlitz County's industrial area this autumn.

Last week, we shared the new What's In My Neighborhood mapping tool that allows users to search for polluted properties across Washington. We received a variety of responses via Facebook.

Cleanup work in and around Port Gamble Bay didn't start until late September, but already the changes are striking.

Mercury is a neurotoxin that Washington banned in 2003. To ensure retailers don't sell mercury-containing items to Washingtonians, our product testing staff buys and tests products for compliance.