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Leases canceled from the Department of Natural Resources are hurting ranchers. But a new bill would compensate those forced off public land for more profitable uses.

Washington's rain isn't just gloomy — it's creating landslides that cut off rural communities. And as the climate warms, scientists warn they could get more frequent.

With fishery limits now set, attention turns to rebuilding "overfished" salmon runs and protecting Southern Resident orcas.

Visitors to Northwest forests and parks will still see Smokey the Bear and the familiar fire danger color scheme, but new science will inform those predictions.

Confused salmon keep getting lost on their way back to the nest, but wildlife scientists are helping them make scents of the journey.

How songbirds move could help explain how bird species are dealing with rising temperatures and climate change. 

Counts at Oregon’s Whale Watching Center at Depoe Bay have been between five and 10 per day.

A new NOAA report shows that ocean conditions seem to be returning to normal.

The oceans off Oregon and Washington are ground zero for ocean acidification, and Northwest scientists have been at the forefront of a new line of research.

"We're finding that with increased disturbance at our sites — so increased fire severity — we get higher abundance of bees," says one researcher.