Environment
The manmade threat growing beneath Mount St. Helens
Forty years after the mountain’s eruption, the weakened Spirit Lake tunnel could flood nearby towns if it collapses.
Eric Wagner is a freelance writer based in Seattle who focuses mostly on science and the environment. His work has appeared in Orion, High Country News, Audubon, Smithsonian, and Slate, among other pl
Forty years after the mountain’s eruption, the weakened Spirit Lake tunnel could flood nearby towns if it collapses.
The state’s emphasis on non-lethal control is saving livestock and wolves, but rural residents are still leery.