Precipitation has been near normal, but that is largely due to a wet fall. Precipitation since January has been 78% statewide ...

We continue to celebrate American Wetlands Month. Did you know Washington is home to nearly one million acres of wetlands?

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

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

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

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

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

A brownfield is a property that’s been developed in the past, and is now vacant, abandoned, or underutilized. It may have environmental contamination.

We and local clean air agencies monitor and track emissions to make sure levels of outdoor air pollutants meet federal and state air quality standards. We focus on EPA's "criteria" pollutants and ...

We conduct State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) reviews for some proposed rule amendments, programs, toxic cleanup actions, various minor projects, and a few major projects such as energy ...

Each of us has the ability to reduce noise in our community by being aware of the noise we make as residents, workers, or as businesses. Noise pollution is regulated by local governments. We do not ...

The Shoreline Management Act (SMA) requires all counties and most towns and cities with shorelines to develop and implement Shoreline Master Programs. The law also defines our role in reviewing and ...