Daniel Jack Chasan

The threats to Puget Sound's orcas will pose many tests to our ability to respond, starting with the Legislature. 

A look back at what happened locally and nationally the past 12 months — with a twist.

A chimpanzee sanctuary near Cle Elum offers shelter to apes formerly confined to research labs.

We know the problem: The whales are starving. We've tried just about everything to address that — except the one thing we really need to do.

As fire season approaches, state and federal officials announce ambitious plans to fund healthy forest restoration projects.

Theories that a sick cat killed one Seattle cyclist prove untrue, but the fear of backyard beasts remains.

The U.S. Supreme Court leaves Washington on the hook to pay for new road culverts — quickly.

Ryan Zinke's support for grizzly recovery plan in the North Cascades was a Nixon-to-China moment. Now what?

The Nature Conservancy is trying to figure it out how to bring back forests that once dominated our coast.

Did we enjoy the year just past? Well, aught-eighteen is here at last. Odds are, you wouldn't lose a bet that it will be the warmest yet. (Just think how anxious we might feel if we thought climate...