On a sunny July afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee visited Tukwila Park to learn about our Washington Conservation Corps, one of the ...

As part of our ongoing effort to reduce exposure to PFAS in consumer products, we’re conducting a new rulemaking under the ...

The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing to adopt the federal water pollution limits intended to protect human health – formally adding the existing federal limits into state rules. This ...

The Shellfish Interagency Permitting (SIP) team was part of the Washington Shellfish Initiative. The intergovernmental team was convened in December 2011 and tasked with improving the timeliness of ...

This page is for information and documents specific to the 2025–27 budget. The process for developing and finalizing a budget is iterative. Budget documents are written, summarized, and compared ...

Fire danger is high in many areas because of hot, dry weather. Most of the state is still in a drought. Burn bans are in place across Washington. Check with your local fire district before lighting ...

Fire danger is high in many areas because of hot, dry weather. Most of the state is still in a drought. Burn bans are in place across Washington. Check with your local fire district before lighting ...

We are leading efforts to control sources of pollution from the drainage area surrounding the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) Superfund site. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversees ...

Use a litter bag while traveling to keep your vehicle tidy and reduce the chances of littering accidentally when you open a door or window. Every year, almost 38 million pounds of litter is dropped on ...

To be a collector for the E-Cycle Washington program, you need to have a valid business license, gather covered electronics from covered entities, and have a contract with an approved recycling plan.