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Threads through time at Hanford: A conversation with Amie Green

In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we sat down with Amie Green, our program's Single-Shell ...
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Trim your tree – and yourself – with the graceful decorator crab

Get into the festive holiday spirit with a critter that goes all out when decking its halls out: the graceful decorator crab.
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Coastal Protection Fund – Terry Husseman Account Grants

Water quality issues. Fish and wildlife protection or enhancement in or adjacent to waters of the state, such as streams, lakes, wetlands, or the ocean. To be considered, projects must provide primary ...
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E-Cycle Washington

Find an E-Cycle location by entering your address, city, or zip code. E-Cycle Washington is a free program that makes it easy for Washington residents to recycle certain broken, obsolete, or worn-out ...
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Ecology Litter Corps

The Ecology Litter Corps (formerly Ecology Youth Corps) hires teens 14 –17 years old to serve on summer litter crews and provide an important service to their community. They gain valuable job skills, ...
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Chapter 173-201A WAC (Outstanding Resource Waters)

We adopted changes to chapter 173-201A Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington. In response to nominations we received in 2021, and after considering public comments and ...
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PetroCard Indian Creek Fuel Spill 2025

(Information on this site is considered to be accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.) Crews are responding to a tanker truck rollover and spill ...
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Big investments boost Washington's coastal resiliency

State Route 112 faces numerous climate-related threats. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation. Washington’s coastlines might be considered the canary in the coal mine for the ...
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Chapters 173-441 and 173-446 WAC – Cap-and-Invest Program Updates and Linkage

Ecology is considering amendments to Chapter 173-446 WAC and Chapter 173-441 WAC to make improvements to the implementation of the Cap-and-Invest Program, facilitate the linkage of Washington’s carbon ...
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We're over the moon for the moon snail

Lewis’ Moon Snail with its dark brown, hard operculum. Courtesy of Linda Schroeder—PNW Shell Club. With its easily recognizable shell (the largest found on Puget Sound beaches), we are certainly over ...
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Saving Washington's salmon from toxic tire dust

Coho salmon returning to rivers and streams often die before they can spawn. Photo by Roger Tabor, US Fish and Wildlife For over 20 years, scientists faced a toxic mystery: coho salmon returning to ...
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Washington’s recent climate auction results show continued stability

The Washington Department of Ecology released on Wednesday the results of its tenth quarterly Cap-and-Invest auction of emissions allowances. All allowances sold, pushing the total revenue raised for ...