We established a special Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team, or COHORT, to help boost the ability of coastal communities and Tribes to thrive in the present, adapt to challenges and ...

We enforce Washington's regulations on toxic chemicals in products, educate the public about these chemicals, and develop policies to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic chemicals whenever possible.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every Feb. 2 to help raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands to people and the planet.

We accredit many laboratories inside of wastewater facilities for wastewater compliance testing. Most of these facilities have small water-testing laboratories, though many do not have specialized lab ...

Ecology funding is supporting efforts to reconnect Myers Creek in Okanogan County to its floodplain to restore wetlands. Communities across Washington are preparing to improve wastewater facilities, ...

Washington’s coastal zone encompasses all the marine shorelines on the Pacific Ocean coast as well as Puget Sound, Hood Canal and Strait of Juan de Fuca. It also includes all the lands and waters in ...

Commercial and industrial businesses that emit large amounts of air pollution must get an air operating permit. An air operating permit is a master document that lists all of the air pollution ...

Businesses in Washington can take advantage of our pollution prevention technical assistance services. Our services are non-enforcement, hands-on, technical assistance (in-person, or by phone or email ...

Refer to the 2024 updated TAPE Process Overview for everything you need to know about how we evaluate your technology. We also accept applications to the Chemical Technology Assessment Protocol – ...

Cleaner cars. Cleaner fuels. Cleaner power. Cleaner planes. Little by little, Washington is moving the needle toward a clean ...

According to our contingency planning rule, an approved primary response contractor must commit to the following: When reviewing industry oil spill plans, we analyze whether response equipment is in ...

In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits ...