“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 ...

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

A new report from the Washington Department of Ecology details how $1.5 billion of Climate Commitment Act (CCA) revenue was invested in local communities during the 2023-25 biennium - the most ...

A revised draft environmental impact statement looks at the potential impacts to fish, habitat, water quality and nearby communities from a proposed project to reduce flood damage in the Chehalis ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, shoppers will pay 12 cents, up from 8 cents, for each reusable plastic bag purchased from Washington retailers and restaurants Beginning January 1, shoppers will see a 4-cent ...

The Wenatchee area continues to see some smoke impacts from the Labor Mountain Fire, but recent rain and cooler weather mean wildfire season is winding down. It's a good time to look back at this year ...

In the Yakima Basin, a third consecutive year of drought has caused historically low reservoir storage and streamflows. To address those conditions, the Washington Department of Ecology is issuing an ...

As the fall rains return to Washington, it’s easy to forget that we just exited one of the warmest summers in our state’s recorded history. June to August of 2025 was, according to the Washington ...

Public meetings, like one held by a grant partner in Ellensburg, are an essential tool to develop community support for air pollution reduction projects. Amid robust demand, we awarded $10 million ...

Like other airports in Washington and across the nation, Paine Field Airport is addressing per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination from decades of activities that involved their use. Known as ...

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 ...

We’ve seen the comments. On social media. On news articles. A few via email. We hear you. When we talk about drought, there are thoughts. Questions. Opinions. Some of those… helpful. Others… mmmm.