Northwest Region
Topics of interest in the Northwest Region
Puget Sound
About two-thirds of the state’s population lives in the Puget Sound region. Our nation’s second largest marine estuary faces a number of challenges related to population growth and development, as well as habitat loss and multiple sources of pollution. Learn more about the problems Puget Sound faces and what we're doing to protect this environmental, cultural, and economic resource. See more about Puget Sound.
Cleaning up contamination
In Washington, we've identified over 13,000 contaminated sites in need of cleanup. In the Northwest Region, there are over 3,000 identified or active sites. We make progress daily. Cleanup work at over 4,000 formerly-contaminated sites has been completed in the Northwest Region's seven counties. Learn more about our contamination cleanup work.
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.
There is a proposal for early cleanup actions at the Issaquah headquarters of Eastside Fire & Rescue (EF&R), and we’d like to hear your thoughts about the plan.
What are PFAS and why are they at EF&R Headquarters? PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a family of thousands of man-made chemicals, which don’t break down naturally and are linked to negative... Continue reading this blog...
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Contact information
Scarlet Tang
NWRO Communications Manager
scarlet.tang@ecy.wa.gov
206-594-0002