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Welcome to our newsroom. This is where you'll find links to recent news releases, blog stories, pictures and videos, our social media channels, and contact information for our communications team. Also, you can subscribe to our News email list.

Construction workers using large machinery on a road with water spray

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Bridges over clean water: updating Ecology’s permit for bridge maintenance

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Screenshot of the Climate Commitment Act dashboard.

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New report details $1.5 billion in Climate Commitment Act investments 

November 26 - A new report details how $1.5 billion of Climate Commitment Act (CCA) revenue was invested in local communitie...

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Pipeline fined $3.8 million for 2023 gasoline spill near Conway

November 24 - Pipeline fined $3.8 million for 2023 gasoline spill near Conway....

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Piles of logs sit in a creek with rocky dirt banks and yellow and green trees.

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Major habitat restoration project completed on Lower Peshastin Creek

November 21 - The Lower Peshastin Creek Restoration Project cleaned up contamination, reconnected the creek to its histor...

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New rule expands tug escort requirements to reduce risk of oil spills in Puget Sound

November 20 - New rule expands tug escort requirements to reduce risk of oil spills in Puget Sound...

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Aerial image of meandering Chehalis River next to U.S, Interstate 5 in Lewis County.

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Environmental report analyzes impacts of proposed Chehalis River flood reduction project

November 20 - Ecology releases revised draft study looking at potential environmental impacts of proposed Chehalis River flo...

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A bright orange kayak rests at a loading dock of a lake that is covered in algae

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Taking steps to tackle nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms

November 19 - We are starting two rulemakings to update Washington’s water quality standards to help address freshw...

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A person bringing their own shopping bag into a grocery store.

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Bring your own bag – avoid a fee increase on store-bought bags

November 18 - Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Washington’s retail and restaurant businesses will increase the minimum charge for reus...

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A backhoe excavates slag from the public beach and deposits it in a dump truck.

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Cleaning up Northport waterfront

November 12 - Ecology cleaned up smelting contamination on the Columbia River public waterfront in Northport using s...

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Two microgrids sit on the ground tilted toward the clear blue sky.

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Paving the path toward clean energy

November 06 -

The state Clean Energy Council took a thoughtful, informed look at potential actions and polic...

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Bird's eye view of a food processing facility with farmland in the background

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Cleaner air through better boiling

October 31 - Early cooperation with Ecology allowed for quick work to improve facility operations with added benefits fo...

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