Feds aim to push back the opening of ‘glassification’ plants, while state officials say the Department of Energy has been underfunding the cleanup of America’s most poisoned site.

In Kalama, the promise of jobs and the peril of greenhouse gas emissions are keeping neighbors divided over a proposed methanol plant to be built along the Columbia.

The tribe made history by purchasing a 45-acre area surrounding Snoqualmie Falls on November 1 for $125 million. Now they hope to restore onsite representation and waterfall flows.

Though tribal lands are more likely to suffer from natural disasters, federal aid for the vulnerable lags behind.

A new study is attempting to link salmon exposure to toxic substances in wastewater, to orca health 

With orcas barely hanging on, State Sen. Ann Rivers hopes to determine the viability of a private Chinook salmon hatchery in Bellingham.

To prove that his Arrow Lakes Band exists, Rick Desautel defied Canadian law to shoot an elk across the border. His case will be heard by their Supreme Court.

With water cremation and human composting on the horizon, Washingtonians are asking: What should happen to our bodies after we die?

Jim Ellis helped the city with sewage, transportation, and water quality systems. His big, systemic thinking is a model we should follow.

Meet Drew Lanham, the professor and conservation activist behind the viral video "Rules for the Black Birdwatcher."

On Oct. 16, Seattle approved Duwamish sacred site Licton Springs as an official landmark. Advocates reflect on what that recognition means to their community. 

When the sturgeon population crashed in the last century, the Yakama Nation's hatchery helped bring it back. Now they hope to create a sustainable market for Washington caviar.

The secret weapons: suction cups. 

As more Western communities encounter new diseases like Valley fever, Washington health leaders grapple with how to report risks without creating panic.

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is considering a new low-carbon fuel standard after state lawmakers didn't pass one earlier this year.