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Whatcom County is making progress on its project to manage asbestos-laden sediment and control flooding in Swift Creek while also piloting a project to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

There will be no broad restrictions on senior surface water use in the Yakima Basin this October. However, the region is still facing ongoing challenges from a fourth straight year of drought.

We’ve launched a study to determine the impacts of battery energy storage systems in which we’ll consider the best available science to assess impacts, reduce risk, and help guide future projects.

On April 8, we declared a statewide drought emergency, the fourth in a row for the Yakima Basin. Here are the water supply conditions that may lead to restrictions on water use later this summer.

Lower wildfire activity and changing traffic patterns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic reduced air pollution in sensitive areas, but communities still face air quality inequities.

We help coastal zone communities understand and plan for climate-related hazards. Our work at North Cove highlights how collaboration helps protect our communities.
 

We are hosting workshops to share information and gather feedback about the geothermal energy process.

Highlighting COHORT's efforts on building coastal resilience with our local partners over the past two years. 

Cleaner cars. Cleaner fuels. Cleaner power. Cleaner planes. Little by little, Washington is moving the needle toward a clean energy economy.

The state Clean Energy Council took a thoughtful, informed look at potential actions and policies to move clean energy forward through a collaborative, government-wide lens.