Fire danger is high in many areas because of hot, dry weather. Much of the state is still in a drought. Burn bans are in place across Washington. Check with your local fire district before lighting ...

Lea la historia de Hanford en español aquí. The past, present, and future of the Hanford Site is long and complex, dating back well before the site's construction in the 1940s and long into the future ...

SEPA guidance for determining lead agency and evaluating the proposal. Under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), most new proposals are reviewed by a designated “lead agency.” While this is ...

Every five years, the Washington Coastal Zone Management Program conducts a self-assessment of our program to determine gaps and improvement opportunities within nine enhancement areas, and to assess ...

We strive to achieve voluntary compliance first We work collaboratively with permittees to achieve voluntary compliance first. Non-compliance, however, may call for a compliance or enforcement action ...

The Washington state well report (log) viewer allows you to search for and view detailed records of the construction and subsurface characteristics of individual wells. Well reports also contain ...

The Washington state well report (log) viewer, our most popular online resource, allows you to search for and view detailed records of the construction and subsurface characteristics of individual ...

Cleanup at Hanford follows environmental laws and regulations intended to protect human health and air, land, and water resources. Cleanup activities began in 1989 when Washington state entered the ...

Sample of vitrified material at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of River Protection. For the past few decades, the most dangerous radioactive and chemical waste has been and continues to be ...

Waste & Toxics We work to safely manage solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste and reduce toxic chemicals in the products you use. We regulate the threats found in everyday household products and help ...

Casey Sixkiller was appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson as the 14th Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology. With more than two decades of experience in federal, Tribal, regional, and ...

We develop training to build skills and best practices to support local shoreline planners, wetland specialists, habitat biologists, and other resource managers. This training helps educate those who ...