The easiest way to avoid food waste is to not overbuy. Proper storage of what you do purchase is another way to prevent food waste. Home composting is an excellent option for what can't be used or ...

El Departamento de Ecología está proponiendo enmiendas al Capítulo 173-201A WAC, Normas de calidad del agua para aguas superficiales del estado de Washington (en inglés, Water Quality Standards for ...

Sample of vitrified material at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of River Protection. For the past few decades, the most dangerous radioactive and chemical waste has been and continues to be ...

The Washington state well report (log) viewer, our most popular online resource, allows you to search for and view detailed records of the construction and subsurface characteristics of individual ...

You can use an address to look up your watershed, also known as a Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA). We typically study and regulate water resources by WRIAs. There are 62 WRIAs in Washington.

Established in 2011, the 396-acre Skagit Bank is located in Skagit County. The bank is approved for mitigation use. Engineered log jam 1 at Skagit Environmental Bank taken July 2017. Initial Credit ...

Washington is a leader in reducing and eliminating the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products, such as: Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Lead. Phthalates. Copper, cadmium, and many ...

Fidalgo and Padilla bays are one set of seven Puget Sound water bodies chosen as priorities for substantial cleanup and restoration. We began environmental cleanup and restoration along the rim of the ...

Under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), project proposals are reviewed by a designated “lead agency.” While this is typically a city or county government, other entities such as ports, ...

Above, left to right: Ifeanyi Isigwe, Ecology toxics reduction engineer, works with Systems Interface’s Steven Hill, project engineer, and Matt Baker, strategy manager, to review, evaluate, and assess ...

We help lakeshore property owners, communities, counties, state agencies, and Tribes identify and control invasive freshwater aquatic plants. Aquatic invasive plants are not native to Washington’s ...

We set emissions standards for power plants in Washington. Power plants covered by Chapter 173-407 WAC are required to meet greenhouse gas emission performance standards and carbon dioxide ...