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Celebrate Pride! The ornate tube worm sports all the colors of the rainbow
Testing for toxics
New testing by our product testing team found chemicals that could be toxic in children’s products.
Going nuts over the peanut worms
Size matters — What can we learn from biomass and size classification?
Ecology researchers study climate effects on Puget Sound food web
Unusual phytoplankton blooms caused by warm ocean water give scientists a glimpse into the future of marine life, from shellfish to whales.
My heart will go on: the humble heart cockle lives long and prospers
Mercury in retrograde: Tracking down a toxic threat
Cleaning up mercury contamination and getting mercury out of the environment has been a priority at Ecology for decades
New Online Map: Dirt Alert
This month we launched our new Dirt Alert Map. This online map focuses on the Tacoma Smelter Plume and covers other areas in the state where arsenic- and lead-related soil contamination may exist.
Protecting shorelines for public and environmental benefits
This week, Ecology formally revised the state procedural rules for managing marine and freshwater shorelines.
Help chart the future of the Pacific coast
Ecology is taking public comments on the state's proposed Marine Spatial Plan and draft Environmental Impact Statement until Dec. 12, 2017.