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From its beginnings at a bucolic Canadian lake to shipwreck dangers at its mouth, the Columbia River has defined the region's history and culture.

The death of the whale at a Miami amusement park just before her planned release highlighted the species’ fraught relationship with humans.

People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside.

Policymakers and homeowners are scrambling to manage so-called 'wildland-urban interface' to mitigate the threat.

A new study concludes that climate-boosted wildfires are significantly altering carbon monoxide levels in the region — and the effects reach far beyond the Cascades.

Storm-related sewage spills dump about 93 million gallons of chemical discharge a year into Puget Sound.

A recent beluga whale sighting had Puget Sound agog. It wasn't the first time a whale visited a Northwest city.

We have a long history of wildfire in the PNW. But megafires are a new thing entirely.

From sewage to milk to vaccinations, naysayers have always obstructed mandates and measures.