Environment
'A sacred day': Tribes help salmon swim in upper Columbia for first time since 1955
The release restores traditional access to salmon for PNW Natives and could give the imperiled fish a leg up on climate change.
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For Northwest tribes, wildfire on Rattlesnake Mountain ravages 'a ceremonial place'
The 42,000-acre fire in Hanford Reach National Monument razed a living history book full of Native artifacts and resources for the Umatilla and Yakama.
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Despite risks to salmon, EPA walks back protections for Alaska's Bristol Bay
In a reversal that likely transfers authority to EPA headquarters, southwest Alaska's Pebble Mine gets closer to being built despite concerns for the bay's productive fisheries.
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South Seattle residents want greener neighborhoods — without more gentrification
A push to protect the city's tree canopy is meeting resistance in neighborhoods that see the effort as a harbinger of displacement.
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Meet 21 people changing the face of science and tech in the Northwest
These scientists are building an inclusive future for STEM in Washington state — and beyond.