Help shape our plan to reduce bacteria in Drayton Harbor. Comment Aug. 21-Sept. 26, 2025, to protect shellfish, recreation, ...

Join the Facebook Live event on our Hanford Facebook page or, Join the Zoom stream up to 15 minutes before the 5:30 p.m.

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

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

OLYMPIA – Washington has more than 300 wastewater treatment plants, and each one needs certified operators to keep these facilities running smoothly — and to ensure they protect water quality and ...

The draft permit we proposed to reissue to Hoquiam Wastewater Treatment Plant authorizes the discharge of treated wastewater to the North Channel of Grays Harbor Estuary. You can view the documents at ...

Fire safety burn bans Fire safety burn bans are called by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, local fire districts, and Tribes to protect people and property when wildfire danger is high.

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 ...

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

Washington's working forests cover millions of acres, with the timber industry playing a vital economic role throughout the state. The Department of Natural Resources oversees the Forest Regulation ...

We issue general order permits to commercial sources of air pollution. A general order is a group permit that simplifies the air permitting process. When several sources of the air pollution are ...