Incentive Fund, a new project to lower financial barriers that prevent businesses from adopting safer products, install ...

Major upgrades to the residential recyling system are coming. Producers will be responsible for residential packaging waste, ...

Sometimes things happen with wastewater treatment and untreated or partially treated sewage can spill. We created a webpage ...

Rainwater collection, including the use of rain barrels, has become more popular as a supplemental source of water. In 2009, we issued a rainwater use interpretive policy, which clarifies that you may ...

Transportation is the second largest expense for most Americans, after housing. Switching to an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid unlocks thousands of dollars in savings for Washingtonians. The ...

Ecology is starting rulemaking for a new rule, chapter 173-950 WAC. This rule will guide implementation of the Recycling Reform Act, a law that creates an extended producer responsibility (EPR) ...

For the first time since 2013, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a penalty in Eastern Washington for polluted runoff from farming operations. Greg, Dan, and Doug Stout of Whitman County ...

Dangerous substances can spill to land, water, or air. The sooner a spill is reported, the sooner we can respond. Failure to report a spill you're responsible for could result in penalties.

Ecology leads floodplain management for Washington. We provide technical assistance to local communities to help them better plan within the floodplain. We work to reduce losses to life and property, ...

Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is a statewide service program for young adults ages 18-25 and military veterans. We create future leaders through hands-on environmental service, community ...

We regulate water and hazardous waste activities at the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Electricity Cogeneration Station in Ferndale. The facility began operating in 1994. A natural gas pipeline supplies the ...