The “wettest” county east of the Cascades in June was Pend Oreille, which checked in with less than an inch of rain - a ...

On July 10, we received national recognition by national U.S. Water Alliance for our innovative Floodplains by Design program ...

<p>Three Washington counties have been designated primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are considered to be in a state of extreme drought.</p> ...

A vernal pool wetland at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in late May that is seasonally dry. The lighter, cracked soil has dormant seed shrimp eggs scattered on the surface. Did you know that many ...

This grant is the latest in a series awarded for cleaning up the historically contaminated Port Gardner Bay. Ecology is now ...

Streams that wind through Western Washington’s forests are essential habitat for frogs, bugs, and lots of other tiny critters. These streams are also a critical source of clean, cool water downstream.

Ecology releases three environmental studies to help make early decisions about solar, onshore wind and green hydrogen clean energy facilities.

Update: Ecology has extended the comment period - comments are now due by Aug. 27, 2025. Nutrient pollution is a serious problem in Puget Sound, and communities across the region are working to ...

Ecology is beginning rulemaking to amend five instream flow rules, chapters 173-507, 173-508, 173-513, 173-514, and 173-515 WAC. Ecology is starting rulemaking to amend five Instream Flow Rules in ...

Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller responds to the Trump administration's attempt to roll back stronger state standards on vehicle pollution.

Ecology has drafted the Puget Sound Nutrient Reduction Plan to guide the region as it seeks to address the many human sources of nutrient pollution.

The Washington Department of Ecology is expanding the drought emergency declared in April to include areas in the North and Central Cascade Mountains and parts of the Puget Sound area.