Arsenic and lead in play-area soil can pose a risk to children. Through our Soil Safety Program, we provide free soil sampling and soil safety actions for qualifying public and private schools, ...

For more information on the programmatic environmental impact statement currently being developed by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on electrical transmission, please visit their website.

We're working with state partners, Tribes, and stakeholders to establish a process for coordinated clean energy permitting and develop programmatic environmental reviews for utility-scale solar, wind, ...

The Solid Waste Advisory Committee helps us develop policies to support the successful implementation of Washington's solid waste laws and the State Solid and Hazardous Waste Plan. The committee is ...

The Legislature directed us to update of the strategy under the Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy (Chapter 70A.05 RCW) in partnership with nine other state agencies. The strategy addresses ...

The Soos Creek watershed is located in South King County, in the Seattle metropolitan area. The watershed includes several urbanized, fast-growing communities, including Covington, portions of Kent, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in collaboration with Washington State University, is testing how long a bioretention soil mix can be used to reduce pollution and toxicity from urban stormwater.

Any product we use has a life cycle. It's important to dispose of hazardous products properly to keep toxic chemicals out of the environment. Improper disposal can do harm to wildlife, ecosystems, and ...

The Municipal Water Law (MWL) was passed in 2003. Ecology and the Department of Health (DOH) have different roles and responsibilities when it comes to implementing the MWL. Department of Health ...

Science and analysis are the basis of our decision-making in the Skagit River basin: We based the Skagit River basin instream flow rule on fish studies. The Skagit task force recommends and develops ...

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