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To safely fly when it’s cold out, special fluid has to be sprayed on planes. And it creates a lot of waste. So Tri-Cities airport leaders have turned to … worms.
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Representatives from dozens of Indigenous nations came together at the Muckleshoot Reservation in Auburn, Washington, for the sixth National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit.
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The Badger Mountain development in eastern Washington threatens heritage foodways on sacred lands.
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A proposed project in Port Angeles aims to neutralize ocean acidification and remove carbon from the air, but some are concerned about unintended impacts on the local marine ecosystem.
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A new federal tool called TRAC is helping lawmakers, tribal nations and even watchdogs see how contamination is moving underground in southeastern Washington.
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A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.
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The Chinook got shook when their truck got cooked. Now the salmon are swimming — but in the wrong brook.
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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill some 470,000 owls over 30 years to protect other owl species has prompted conservationists and animal welfare advocates to weigh the consequences.
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The importance of that comeback could bring clean water, a rebound of other native organisms, and a renewed availability of a traditional food source for the region’s Indigenous peoples.
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Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.
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Only seven states have legalized human composting as a burial practice. That's why 29 percent of the bodies brought to Recompose, a composting facility in Seattle, come from out of state.
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According to NOAA, an ‘unusual mortality event' that was killing off gray whales on the west coast has ended. But climate change is adding uncertainty to their conclusions.