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As the newbie communication manager for Ecology's Nuclear Waste Program, I've been swimming upstream in an alphabet torrent.

Earth Day 2015 is a fitting day to honor two people who led a grassroots effort to protect a rare example of bog and fen wetland that has become increasingly rare in Western Washington;.

We’re pulling up sod and replacing soil in two northeast Everett parks. Toxic metals and other particles from the Everett Smelter contaminated the grounds.

Our new mapping tool helps you find contaminated sites near your home or work and see where they are in the cleanup process.

When a honey bee swarm showed up in my garden, a golden opportunity presented itself to teach children and adults to not be afraid if they ever witness or encounter a swarm.

Last week Ecology held two public meetings on the progress of the Tacoma Smelter Plume project. Over 50 people came out to learn about yard sampling and cleanup in Tacoma neighborhoods.

Recyclables need to be empty, clean, and dry in order to preserve their value as a recycled commodity.

Every year people and animals are injured or killed from a fall into an abandoned or improperly covered water well.

Because a state capital budget was not approved, we must cut back on the services we offer to the residents of the Tacoma Smelter Plume area.

Chehalis Basin Board will meet on Aug. 3 to discuss how to move forward with flood control projects without a state capital budget.