Incentive Fund, a new project to lower financial barriers that prevent businesses from adopting safer products, install ...

Major upgrades to the residential recyling system are coming. Producers will be responsible for residential packaging waste, ...

Sometimes things happen with wastewater treatment and untreated or partially treated sewage can spill. We created a webpage ...

Transportation is the second largest expense for most Americans, after housing. Switching to an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid unlocks thousands of dollars in savings for Washingtonians. The ...

Ecology is starting rulemaking for a new rule, chapter 173-950 WAC. This rule will guide implementation of the Recycling Reform Act, a law that creates an extended producer responsibility (EPR) ...

Low snowpack in many Washington river basins means drought remains on the table for 2026 As we enter 2026, let’s take a moment to check in on what a wild month of December weather has meant for ...

We’re starting off the year with big news for Washington’s carbon offset program! On Dec. 19, 2023, Ecology issued the first cap-and-invest offset credits for two offset projects providing direct ...

For the first time since 2013, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a penalty in Eastern Washington for polluted runoff from farming operations. Greg, Dan, and Doug Stout of Whitman County ...

Dangerous substances can spill to land, water, or air. The sooner a spill is reported, the sooner we can respond. Failure to report a spill you're responsible for could result in penalties.

We regulate water and hazardous waste activities at the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Electricity Cogeneration Station in Ferndale. The facility began operating in 1994. A natural gas pipeline supplies the ...

We certify operators to help ensure that they are knowledgeable and that wastewater treatment plants are properly operated and maintained. There are four levels of full certification that are based on ...