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New Year, New Water Right Applications
With the start of the new year, the Water Resources Program released updates to our water right application forms. The forms hadn’t been revised in a number of years, and were due for some changes.
Boots on the ground: AmeriCorps members embark on environmental projects statewide
Join us for a tour across the state to learn about a few of our AmeriCorps members' environmental accomplishments so far this year.
Crews safely remove, detonate dangerous chemical device
Homeowner finds poisonous theft deterrent in old safe. Ecology takes the chemicals and detonates them for safety.
What do you do when the polluter is a mountain?
For decades, a slow-moving landslide has been exposing the side of Sumas Mountain. The landslide material contains naturally-occurring asbestos and heavy metals — and it all ends up in Swift Creek.
Protecting Puget Sound’s No Discharge Zone
We are continuing to implement the NDZ to protect Puget Sound while the court case proceeds.
Floodplain redesign delivers downstream benefits for all
This deliberate logjam is one piece of a plan to restore a functional floodplain along a three mile stretch of the North Fork Touchet River in Southeast Washington.
Ecology adopts rule to strengthen railroads’ oil spill response efforts
Ecology has adopted a new rule to strengthen railroads’ oil spill response efforts.
Let it snow!
More than half of the state's water supply starts out as snowpack, which is why it's important to keep an eye on it—not just for ski conditions, but as part of drought monitoring.
Brighten your holiday season with the northern opalescent nudibranch
This month’s aquatic critter looks like a luminous holiday spirit carrying dozens of flickering candles. Definitely don’t try this at home, no matter how festive the effect might be!
We can't effectively regulate Hanford cleanup without access to key information from U.S. Department of Energy
We've issued a Director's Determination, giving the U.S. Department of Energy 30 days to meet our information requirements.