Since the early 1800s, miners in Washington have searched for metals such as copper, gold, lead, magnesium, silver, uranium, and zinc. Mining for metals is called hardrock mining, because of the types ...

How Washington invests cap-and-invest auction revenues to prepare for climate change will be captured in public reporting that the Department of Ecology is responsible for publishing under the Climate ...

Left photo: Alkali wetland located on King Ranch land in July 2019. (Image from Google Earth) Right photo: Alkali wetland located on King Ranch land in April 2021 with evidence of heavy equipment ...

With a new wetland mitigation bank being approved in Vancouver, Wash., private and public sector developers can now purchase mitigation credits to offset unavoidable impacts from their building ...

MOSES LAKE – Landowners near Moses Lake have been fined for illegally pumping more than 500 million gallons of groundwater from the declining Odessa aquifer. In June, the Washington Department of ...

The Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly issuing fines to Seattle and King County for violating conditions of their federal consent decrees ...

Electron Hydro LLC will pay a reduced penalty and contribute to a water quality and fish habitat improvement project under a settlement agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology. The ...

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined WestRock CP, LLC $52,500 for failing to adequately treat hazardous air pollutants at their Tacoma mill. The company’s air quality permit requires them to ...

Water from Lake Osoyoos is flowing over the Zosel Dam weir near Oroville. Watch for high flows down the Okanogan River. Communities along the Okanogan River from Oroville to Brewster are likely to ...

As you hit the road this week, give us a brake. The Ecology Youth Corps’ teenage litter crews began picking up Washington roads and highways today and will continue working through August. Ecology ...

OLYMPIA – Public agencies experiencing hardships related to drought conditions may now be eligible for funds to ease drought-related effects. Beginning today, the Washington Department of Ecology is ...

2024 intern Bella Aguirre implements a full flow meter project at host business Valence Surface Technologies. Sustainability isn't just about environmental responsibility — it's also about innovations ...