Blog
Supporting productive farms and clean water
The final chapters of the Voluntary Clean Water Guidance for Agriculture are open for public comment - a key milestone in our effort to support landowners and clean water.
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.
2025 wildfire season: air quality in review
A review of smoke impacts during the 2025 wildfire season in Washington.
Collaborating across borders
A transboundary workgroup is collaborating to improve water quality in the Nooksack River watershed. Due to those efforts, Portage Bay shellfish beds are open more often to harvesting.
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.
Evaluating impacts of sustainable aviation fuel
We are starting a new statewide study to evaluate potential environmental impacts surrounding the production and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel.
Lower Yakima Valley nitrates in drinking water
Ecology is working with other state and local government agencies to reduce nitrate contamination so everyone in the Lower Yakima Valley has clean, safe drinking water.
Tricks, treats, and Flood Awareness Month
We are partnering with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Emergency Management Division, and the Department of Natural Resources to share vital flood information.
Fact or fiction
We're dispelling rumors and sharing critical truths about adjudication for Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA), also known as the Nooksack watershed.