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

NORPAC makes newsprint, printing, and specialty papers out of thermomechanical pulp, deinked pulp from recycled newsprint, and bleached kraft pulp from the Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill. It ...

Businesses in Washington can take advantage of our services to help them apply pollution prevention (P2) best practices, such as the following: Reduce waste and pollution. Reduce costs and save money ...

As a subset of commercial enterprises, mobile businesses have unique challenges related to stormwater and pollution prevention that will be better understood by a focused study. In this project, King ...

Working for Ecology offers great benefits — health care, retirement, vacation. But the biggest benefit of all is knowing that your work is helping create a cleaner, healthier, more beautiful state for ...

In Jan. 2021, the parent company of Millennium Bulk Terminals, Longview filed for bankruptcy and withdrew from the lease with Alcoa. Alcoa's Northwest Alloys, who owns the property, now operates the ...

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 ...

We provide information and guidance about the Environmental Impact Statement process under SEPA. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is prepared when the lead SEPA agency determines a proposal is ...

We make our cleanup work transparent and inclusive by offering the public opportunities to review and comment on cleanup documents and decisions before they are final. Our public involvement process ...

Emergency conditions may require Ecology managers to temporarily suspend operations. Examples of emergency conditions include severe or inclement weather, natural disasters such as earthquake or flood ...

We are investing federal settlement and state penalty funds from Volkswagen to fund clean transportation grants. These grants accelerate access to zero-emission transportation options and spread ...

Diesel exhaust is the most harmful air pollutant in Washington. It contributes more than 70 percent of the total cancer risk from toxic air pollution. Diesel exhaust causes or contributes to asthma, ...