washington department of ecology

Washington Department of Ecology Director Laura Watson has named Larry Mattson as director of the agency’s Office of Columbia River.  Mattson currently oversees renewable energy grants at the Washington State Department of Commerce.  He has also worked...

Washington state highways and parks are among the most littered in the country. Way aboove average and there is about 5 pounds per person discarded each year.

In late August, the Washington Farm Bureau Legal Foundation and the Washington Trucking Association filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court for the recent dismissal of their litigation against the state Department of Ecology.  The appeal follows Thurston County Superior Court Judge Lanese’s dismissal of the case which sought to reopen rulemaking for the recently implemented Climate Commitment A

The Washington Department of Ecology has issued a $15,000 penalty to a Spokane County farmer for reported continued unpermitted irrigation of 69 acres near Deer Park, despite warnings, a cease-and-desist order, and an earlier penalty.  Ecology water resources staff said they tried repeatedly to inform the farmer, Robert H. Greiff, ...

The Washington Department of Ecology has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the reconstruction and restoration of Eightmile Dam. The 95-year-old structure located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area west of Leavenworth has been damaged by several natural events over the decades and is losing its capacity to store water...

An Air Quality Alert is now in place from the Washington Department of Ecology for all of Chelan County.  The alert issued Tuesday also includes the Methow Valley down to Brewster in Okanogan County and will be in place until further notice.  ...

Businesses generating at least four cubic yards of organic waste per week must arrange to have separate disposal of the waste starting in January.

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The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) will be conducting drone flights over the Lower Peshastin Creek next week. The flights are being performed in connection with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) as part of a restoration project and will primarily provide mapping of the area...

Twelfth District Sen. Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee) and other state lawmakers are looking for ways to pad the 16-year, Move Ahead Washington (MAW) transportation package that was passed by the legislature just last year. Due to inflation and the rising cost of labor and materials, the $3 billion package is already projected to fall well short of meeting its original goals and many lawmakers agre