In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we hear from George Peck, the program's Toxicologist.

SepticSmart Week serves as a great reminder for homeowners to check their on-site septic systems. In Washington, about one-third of households rely on septic. That's close to one million homes!

The Washington Department of Ecology fined a Spokane County farmer $100,000 for repeatedly irrigating 69 acres at Wild Rose Prairie, near Deer Park, without authorization. The violations continued ...

Our permit allows appropriate pesticide use to control noxious weeds that harm local ecosystems or disrupt agricultural ...

Today the Washington Department of Ecology issued an official rebuke of a draft report by the U.S. Department of Energy being used to justify the Trump Administration’s rollback of federal climate ...

Meet us this month at the Georgetown Community Council meeting, at the old city hall.

WCC members in Clallam County participating in a salmon spawner survey for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Photo by Kiahlee Brown. In July, our Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) opened recruitment to ...

Drayton Harbor in Whatcom County is home to vibrant marine life, bustling marinas, and a shellfish harvesting tradition. But the harbor’s waters — and the streams that flow into it — are not as clean ...

The City of Duvall's award-winning wastewater treatment plant team. Operator Roger Southworth, Operator Justin Boyce, Manager Seth Harrison, and Operator Jonathan Janssen. Washington has more than 300 ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been improperly managing and storing dangerous waste at its Seattle Bulk Mail Center in Federal Way. Today, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a ...

We invite you to comment on State Waste Discharge Permit Application #ST0501377. Microsoft Corporation has applied for a new State Waste Discharge Permit. Following evaluation of the application and ...

Despite notifications from the Washington Department of Ecology for nearly a year, HF Sinclair and Tesoro improperly stored large volumes of dangerous waste at their Anacortes refineries in unsafe ...