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Comment on a legal agreement with DESC to clean up three Seattle properties for redevelopment into affordable housing ...
For a third consecutive year, the Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima and Naches watersheds are under an emergency drought declaration. Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, along with Okanogan ...
We invite your comments on this legal agreement and public participation plan for the Stewart House cleanup in Seattle. Ecology is overseeing work at the Stewart House cleanup site in Seattle’s ...
Ecology, along with Safeway, Washington State University and the Seattle Seahawks are teaming up to reduce hunger and food insecurity during National Food Waste Prevention Week April 7-13. Washington ...
On April 8, 2025, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) issued a Drought Emergency Declaration for the Yakima, Basin watersheds of Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima, and Naches, which include portions of ...
Ecology is considering amendments to Chapter 173-446 WAC and Chapter 173-441 WAC to make improvements to the implementation of the Cap-and-Invest Program, facilitate the linkage of Washington’s carbon ...
Our Central Region (CRO) includes Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties. Waters of the state belong to the public and can't be owned by any individual or group.
Drop-in online or in-person during this two-hour open house for food and a conversation about this cleanup site. Phone interpretation available in-person for Spanish and Chinese. All ages welcome!
We collect shoreline imagery and conduct regular geospatial mapping of the Puget Sound shoreline. State law requires that we provide the following shoreline data: 360-degree on-the-water photos ...
Our Northwest Region (NWRO) includes Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties. About two-thirds of the state’s population lives in the Puget Sound region. Our nation’s ...