In honor of Critter of the Month's tenth birthday, let's explore the world of one of Puget Sound's most graceful ten-legged ...

The 2025 conference was a homecoming for many community leaders and an eye-opening orientation for those brand new to ...

We're looking into harmful chemicals in everyday products – like paints and nail polish – and researching safer alternatives.

Ecology's previous round of Prevent Nonattainment grants helped agencies in Okanogan County improve air quality to meet ...

For more than a year, we have been working with Tribes, local governments, state agencies, and the public to help us update ...

Partnerships and creativity win the day. In 2013, we partnered with Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association, an organization of direct seed producers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, to develop the ...

Waste & Toxics. We work to safely manage solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste and reduce toxic chemicals in the products you use. We regulate the threats found in everyday household products and help ...

By bringing your own cup to coffee shops, you get your caffeine fix and reduce waste from single-use cups. The perfect blend! Shops and customers, save the planet and pledge to bring your own cup.

Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the ...

We are expanding our laboratory and field-monitoring capacity to understand when, where, and how 6PPD-quinone ends up in the environment. In November 2022, we published 6PPD in Road Runoff: Assessment ...

Like most marine snails, the moon snail has a muscular foot that is used not only to glide on the sediment but also to plow below the sediment’s surface.However, the moon snail’s fleshy foot can do ...

In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act, a sweeping bill that directs Ecology to develop and implement a statewide cap-and-invest program to cut carbon pollution.. A ...