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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.
What’s in your backyard? Public invited to test soil samples for toxics
Three upcoming soil testing events co-hosted by Ecology will allow residents to check whether soils in their yards have traces of historic chemical contamination.
Three comment periods for the Lower Duwamish Waterway begin in March
We invite you to comment on two cleanup sites in the Lower Duwamish Waterway as well as a consent decree settling who will pay for sediment cleanup in the river.
SHARP dashboard tracks contaminated site ratings
Two years into using the new SIte Hazard Assessment and Ranking Process, we've assessed over 1,400 sites. Watch our progress and compare sites with an interactive dashboard.
Bellingham’s Salish Landing Park closer to reality as cleanup construction begins
We're cleaning up contamination in Bellingham Bay in preparation for the new Salish Landing Park.
Major habitat restoration project completed on Lower Peshastin Creek
The Lower Peshastin Creek Restoration Project cleaned up contamination, reconnected the creek to its historical channel, and improved vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish species.
Cleaning up Northport waterfront
Ecology cleaned up smelting contamination on the Columbia River public waterfront in Northport using state funding to remove and cap contamination, and encourage recreation in clean areas.
Removing a decades-old landfill from Nisqually State Park
A formerly threatened wetland full of half-buried tires and broken washing machines is getting a facelift after its neighboring landfill area reached an important milestone cleanup.
Preparing for cleanup at Eastside Fire & Rescue in Issaquah
Tell us what you think about early actions to clean up PFAS at the Issaquah headquarters of Eastside Fire & Rescue.
Inside the effort to save Indian Creek
On the morning of July 18, a dual-tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline and diesel left the roadway on U.S. Highway 101 and overturned into Indian Creek.