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Our Permitting and Reporting Information System (PARIS) database contains information about water quality permits, inspections, enforcement actions, and discharge monitoring reports (DMRs). Both ...

Southern Resident killer whales, or orcas, are a beloved icon of the Pacific Northwest. We served on Governor Jay Inslee's Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Task Force, which developed proposals ...

Join Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller for an update and community feedback session about PFAS contamination in East Selah.

Tips for finding safer school supplies that protect students's health and the environment, and support learning all year long ...

In 2018, shortly after the Bonasa Breaks Ranch dam breach, Rattlesnake Creek had very little shade from streamside plants. In 2025, the creek is fully shaded, showing a healthy riparian area. On the ...

We'd like your input on a legal agreement and other documents to clean up PFAS contamination at Paine Field in Everett.

OLYMPIA – Liberty Marine Corporation received a $32,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology for a 2023 incident in which 199 gallons of waste oil were discharged into Puget Sound while ...

Every five years we review and update each of our general permits. The Sand and Gravel General Permit covers approximately 850 facilities that produce and process sand and gravel, crushed rock, ...

Types of permits An air permit is required for businesses and individuals that emit air pollution through industrial processes or burning. An air permit protects public health and the environment by ...

Outdoor dust storms can be very unhealthy. Ecology and farmers have been working to reduce dust from fields. During a dust storm, massive amounts of soil and dust are suspended in air that can harm ...