Environment WA dairies must do more to clean up their act, judges rule Environmentalists call the decision a ‘watershed moment,’ as concerns about groundwater pollution mount in Yakima Valley and Whatcom County. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / July 13, 2021
Environment Climate crisis, shrinking habitat threaten ‘cute, funny’ WA birds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers listing Mt. Rainier ptarmigan on the federal endangered species list. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / July 6, 2021
Environment Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia after an 80-year hiatus Scientists from Colville Tribes and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say this is an important first step to restoring a healthy population. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / December 29, 2020
Environment Conservation groups vow to restore federal wolf protections The decision marks the 14th species the Trump administration has removed from the endangered list. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / November 5, 2020
Environment Raging Northwest wildfires recall the 1910 ‘Big Burn’ The historic blaze killed 86 people and burned 3 million acres. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / September 11, 2020
Environment On grizzlies, Washington can learn from Montana As Washington reintroduces grizzly bears into the North Cascades, it should look to Montana's experience. by Courtney Flatt EarthFix/NWPB / June 18, 2018
Politics One of the West's iconic birds is in trouble A male great western sage grouse. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / August 8, 2017
Politics Years of work to save a fish species might be... dammed Jeff Thomas fishes for bull trout at the base of Clear Creek Dam. He's hoping to catch the fish to help move them around the dam. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / August 7, 2017
Politics Tribes could lose big with EPA cuts Tribal environmental programs, like water quality monitoring, could be hard hit under proposed cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / March 13, 2017
