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Timber interests get influential seats in WA forest collaboratives
Critics say that collaboratives, long celebrated as a model of consensus-driven conservation, have failed to hold the logging industry accountable.
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WA plan to kill invasive barred owls uncertain after federal cuts
A longer version of this article originally appeared in the Washington State Standard. A controversial plan to kill up to
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Cleaning up toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Washington isn’t easy
They get the nickname for a reason: PFAS, manmade chemicals linked to health concerns, don‘t break down easily. But limiting their use is complicated.
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WA, OR taxpayers left to pay for removal of derelict federal ships
Abandoned vessels are piling up in PNW waterways, threatening marine ecosystems and costing the states over $21M combined to remove and destroy.
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Yakama Nation mulls Wapato dam updates to save fish and aid farms
The 107-year-old dam supplies water to 140,000 acres on the reservation, but its current design endangers culturally important species like sturgeon.