“Cosmetics that retailers and salons in Washington received in 2025 should already meet the new restrictions in the law, but older stock might not,” Franjevic said. “The close of the sell-through ...

To reduce the severity and duration of major and catastrophic floods that occur in the Chehalis River basin in southwest Washington, the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District (Flood ...

We're updating requirements for protecting water quality when washing and maintaining bridges and ferry terminals.

Commercial and industrial businesses that emit large amounts of air pollution must get an air operating permit. An air operating permit is a master document that lists all of the air pollution ...

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, ...

The Dangerous Waste Report summarizes a business’s dangerous waste activities in Washington. All sites with an active EPA/State ID Number must submit a Dangerous Waste Report. Some businesses are ...

Clean air is vital for everyone. We manage smoke, vehicle pollution, industrial emissions, and other pollutants so communities have healthy air to breathe. We do this through permits, regulations, and ...

Washington is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 95% by 2050. This will help protect Washington's environment and economy from the effects of climate change.

In 2024, litter-pickup programs we funded collected more than 5.2 million pounds (2,632 tons) of litter and cleaned more than 18,000 miles of road, statewide. See how much litter crews picked up in ...

On June 30, 2025, we released final programmatic environmental impact statements for three types of clean energy facilities in Washington -- utility-scale onshore wind, solar and green hydrogen ...

Producers of residential packaging and paper products will be responsible for the end-of-life management of their products. Using funds provided by producers, the PRO will invest in recycling system ...

At Spanaway Lake, toxic algal blooms mean the lake closes for recreation to keep people safe. Ecology is starting a rulemaking to address toxins produced during harmful algal blooms in freshwater.