Environment
The key to maintaining and renovating Seattle’s Ballard Locks
Engineers work to replace machinery, prevent flooding and maintain antiquated equipment all while minimizing disruption at America’s busiest locks.
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Seattle’s canopy shrinks as ordinance protects the wrong trees
Since 2023, the city has classified more than 2,000 trees as “protected” — without regard to whether they ever were threatened by development.
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Nick on the Rocks: Colossal batholiths collide in the Cascades
The massive Golden Horn and Black Peak granite towers near Washington Pass tell a story 50 million years in the making.
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Nick on the Rocks: The volcanic birth of Vancouver’s Beacon Rock
Lewis and Clark were astounded by this 800-foot-tall basalt tower on their journey down the Columbia River, but didn’t know its fiery origin story.
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A look at the Washington Legislature’s 2025 environmental agenda
A plan to create a state watchdog for the oil industry was deferred, but bills on recycling, salmon and data centers could come under consideration.