In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we sat down with Amie Green, our program's Single-Shell ...

Get into the festive holiday spirit with a critter that goes all out when decking its halls out: the graceful decorator crab.

“Cosmetics that retailers and salons in Washington received in 2025 should already meet the new restrictions in the law, but older stock might not,” Franjevic said. “The close of the sell-through ...

The Ecology Litter Corps (formerly Ecology Youth Corps) hires teens 14 –17 years old to serve on summer litter crews and provide an important service to their community. They gain valuable job skills, ...

Find an E-Cycle location by entering your address, city, or zip code. E-Cycle Washington is a free program that makes it easy for Washington residents to recycle certain broken, obsolete, or worn-out ...

Clean air is vital for everyone. We manage smoke, vehicle pollution, industrial emissions, and other pollutants so communities have healthy air to breathe. We do this through permits, regulations, and ...

The state's wetland program goal is to achieve a no-overall-net loss in the amount (acreage) and function of Washington's remaining wetlands. The program also aims to increase the quantity and quality ...

On Dec. 16, 2025, the Department of Ecology adopted a new rule, Chapter 173-905 WAC, Battery Stewardship Program. This rule guides implementation of a new law that requires battery producers to fund a ...

The 2021 plastics law will reduce the use of covered single-use plastics. This law aims to reduce the production of new plastic and drive the development of new markets for Washington’s recyclable ...

Lewis’ Moon Snail with its dark brown, hard operculum. Courtesy of Linda Schroeder—PNW Shell Club. With its easily recognizable shell (the largest found on Puget Sound beaches), we are certainly over ...

State Route 112 faces numerous climate-related threats. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation. Washington’s coastlines might be considered the canary in the coal mine for the ...

Wildfire smoke from the 2024 Pioneer Fire, near Lake Chelan Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the Midwest and ...