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The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing a rule to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – better known as PFAS – in common consumer products including clothing, cleaning ...
A broken pallet. A couch cushion. A loose tarp. These are the sorts of ordinary items that end up flying out of truck beds or off car roofs and ending up on the roadway. Unsecured vehicle loads are ...
Un palé quebrado. Un cojín de sofá. Una lona suelta. Este es el tipo de objetos corrientes que acaban volando de la caja de un camión o del techo de un coche y terminan en las carreteras. Las cargas ...
In this edition of Behind the Scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program, we talk with Heather Hansen, our Resource Center Business ...
The maps display places of use, water bodies, the type of water rights associated with a property, and “water device points” ...
Since we started tracking cleanup site data, we’ve listed over 14,000 contaminated or formerly contaminated sites. While over half of them have been cleaned up, that still leaves more than 6,400 ...
Did you know that May is American Wetlands Month? As we celebrate Washington's wetlands, join us in learning more about these important places and the ways they help make our lives better and richer ...
When was the last time you generated clean hydrogen fuel using an electrolyzer? Science classes have come a long way since the days of vinegar-and-baking-soda volcanoes. We helped create and fund ...
For a third consecutive year, the Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima and Naches watersheds are under an emergency drought declaration. Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, along with Okanogan ...
The Water Supply Availability Committee is a group of experts from various state and federal agencies who meet monthly to discuss conditions affecting Washington’s water supply. According to these ...
Beginning in 2027, a new law requires certain local jurisdictions in Washington to separate yard waste from all other waste bound for the landfill, so that it can be collected and processed to reduce ...