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Whitman County livestock operation penalized for ongoing water quality violations along Steptoe Creek

For the first time since 2013, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a penalty in Eastern Washington for polluted runoff from farming operations. Greg, Dan, and Doug Stout of Whitman County ...
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Recycling Reform Act will lower recycling costs in Washington state

Major upgrades to the residential recyling system are coming. Producers will be responsible for residential packaging waste, ...
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Capitol Lake drawdown will allow shoreline survey

As part of efforts to restore the Deschutes Estuary, water levels in Capitol Lake will be drawn down in late July 2026. Starting on July 19, the water gate on the 5 th Avenue Dam will be opened, ...
Washington State Department of Ecology

NextCycle honors innovative recycling projects

Reuse and recycling efforts for sports gear, wedding décor, software and composting were celebrated at the annual Pitch ...
Washington State Department of Ecology

Study shows fecal bacteria levels have declined in the Snohomish River Basin

Over the course of many decades, human activities led to water polluted by fecal bacteria in the Snohomish River Basin. Today ...
Washington State Department of Ecology

Good things happen when communities redevelop brownfields

Our return-on-investment research describes tangible outcomes in terms of numbers, such as jobs created, acres redeveloped, ...
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Washington water supply update

Once again, the Water Supply Availability Committee, a group of state and federal water supply experts, has brought news of the ongoing drought. It’s not over, and with the arrival of El Niño ...
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New rules proposed to limit contamination in organic waste

Gardeners, landscapers, and homeowners all love compost. But no one loves the bits of plastic, paper – even glass – that sometimes get mixed in with commercially produced compost. That contamination ...
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See an algal bloom, give it room

Warmer weather marks the start of algae season for Washington's lakes and rivers Many types of algae are helpful and important for producing oxygen and food for aquatic life. However, some types of ...
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Understanding proposed Key Mill expansion

Echo Bay Minerals is proposing to increase the Key Mill’s tailings capacity by approximately 5.5 million tons. Key Mill, located about six miles east of Republic in Ferry County, is a facility that ...
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State penalizes four organizations over $19,000 for fuel tank back fees at King County International Airport

After failing to pay a decade’s worth of back fees related to their underground storage tanks supplying King County International Airport – Boeing Field, Signature Aviation, Shultz, Inc., Sky Services ...
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Statewide drought declared due to dismal snowpack

An exceptionally warm winter has left many Washington river basins short on the snowpack they would usually have at the start of spring. Washington relies on this snowpack to gradually melt out, ...