We'd like your input on a legal agreement and other documents to clean up PFAS contamination at Paine Field in Everett.

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Liberty Marine Corporation $32,000 for a waste oil spill into Puget Sound.

Fire safety burn bans Fire safety burn bans are called by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, local fire districts, and Tribes to protect people and property when wildfire danger is high.

Every five years we review and update each of our general permits. The Sand and Gravel General Permit covers approximately 850 facilities that produce and process sand and gravel, crushed rock, ...

We issued million-dollar penalties for dangerous waste violations at two Anacortes refineries, Tesoro and HF Sinclair.

The “wettest” county east of the Cascades in June was Pend Oreille, which checked in with less than an inch of rain - a whopping 0.8 inches. Which, for the record, was still Pend Oreille’s ...

Types of permits An air permit is required for businesses and individuals that emit air pollution through industrial processes or burning. An air permit protects public health and the environment by ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...

Storage tanks, treatment systems, and environmental equipment at the Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill steadily deteriorate.

Water Quality Combined Funding program applications open July 22 The application period for state fiscal year 2027 funding is now open. Applications can be submitted July 22, 2025, through Sept. 3, ...

(Information on this site is considered to be accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.) Crews are responding to a tanker truck rollover and spill ...