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As wildfire risk increases, so does the frequency of hazy, hazardous days. Here are some tips on monitoring air quality – and your health.

‘Working forests’ like state-run Tiger Mountain retain greenhouse gases — but logging is deeply entrenched in Northwest economies.

Incarcerated people are taking extreme measures for relief, with some even opting for the cooler temperatures of solitary confinement cells.

Similar to thrift stores, the shops keep potential waste out of landfills by repurposing ‘stuff’ in new sustainable ways.

Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights.

Fires caused by rechargeable batteries spark controversy over whether e-bike owners should be allowed to make repairs themselves.

Starting in 2025, local governments will need to consider emissions and natural disasters in their long-term planning. Some already do.

Advocacy organization Let’s Go Washington is gathering signatures on six policy-related petitions that it wants to bring to the Legislature.

Part of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the path converts abandoned rail lines and links King County to the Idaho border.

The virus, discovered long before the COVID-19 pandemic, originated in Saudi Arabia and can be deadly to humans.