Excessive levels of nutrients from human sources, such as nitrogen and carbon, are negatively impacting water quality in Puget Sound. This can lead to low dissolved oxygen, which impacts the health of ...

Ecology Spills Response Team members Chelsea Krimme, Josh Coulter, Courtney Serad, and Dave Byers (left to right) conduct a ...

Swamps are wetlands containing woody plants like trees and shrubs. Forest and shrub swamps are important habitats, especially ...

We've submitted our latest Water Quality Assessment to EPA and we've opened the Call for Data to work on the next assessment ...

Up your gardening game by mixing compost into the soil! Get started by making your own compost at home or by purchasing it.

We invite you to comment on legal documents and attend an open house about the Hardel Mutual Plywood site on the western ...

Teams of experts at Air Quality keep a network of statewide air monitors running smoothly year-round, which helps inform the ...

In this “vitrifying” edition of Let's Talk About Hanford, we'll be talking about the Hanford Site's Waste Treatment Plant.

You can now subscribe to automatic email updates about specific cleanup sites. These notices will let you know if we change a site’s status, upload documents, or ask for comments about the site.

Find a moderate risk waste disposal site in your county. Accepts: Household hazardous waste. Does not accept wastes from business unless it is a scheduled small business collection event. Check with ...

We estimate there are thousands of abandoned wells in Washington. If you find an abandoned well on your property, you are required to work with a licensed well driller to properly close it up, a ...

Erosion occurs naturally on most of Puget Sound’s shoreline, shaping coastlines and creating beaches. The typical response to erosion has been the construction of bulkheads and seawalls — the armoring ...