We established a special Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team, or COHORT, to help boost the ability of coastal communities and Tribes to thrive in the present, adapt to challenges and ...

Washington’s coastal zone encompasses all the marine shorelines on the Pacific Ocean coast as well as Puget Sound, Hood Canal and Strait of Juan de Fuca. It also includes all the lands and waters in ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every Feb. 2 to help raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands to people and the planet.

Ecology funding is supporting efforts to reconnect Myers Creek in Okanogan County to its floodplain to restore wetlands. Communities across Washington are preparing to improve wastewater facilities, ...

As the state’s lead agency managing litter programs, we operate youth and adult litter pickup crews and provide funding for litter pickup and prevention to state and local governments. We also oversee ...

Water conservancy boards may provide a faster option for processing your application for change or transfer of a water right. Available in many areas of the state, water conservancy boards process ...

Businesses in Washington can take advantage of our pollution prevention technical assistance services. Our services are non-enforcement, hands-on, technical assistance (in-person, or by phone or email ...

As we administer laboratory accreditation, we are implementing methods and standards specified in federal and state regulations for environmental and drinking water testing. Clean Water Act analytical ...

Cleaner cars. Cleaner fuels. Cleaner power. Cleaner planes. Little by little, Washington is moving the needle toward a clean energy economy.

The Washington Natural Resource Damage Assessment (RDA) Committee meets monthly to determine the most appropriate method for assessing environmental injury from oil spills into state waters. Meeting ...

When food goes in the trash, so do resources, time, and money. Save all three with small changes to your daily habits. Get started today. The average individual loses roughly $750 per year in wasted ...

According to our contingency planning rule, an approved primary response contractor must commit to the following: When reviewing industry oil spill plans, we analyze whether response equipment is in ...