Environment Tribes, fishermen battle salmon-eating sea lions Rolling whitecaps thumped against the hull of the CRITFC3 as Bobby Begay piloted the boat up the Columbia River on a breezy spring morning. Herons and cormorants skated against the blue sky. by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / August 28, 2015
Environment Parched summer could leave houseboats high and dry by Stephen H. Dunphy / August 27, 2015
Politics Wildfires threaten Methow's long road to recovery The Chiwaukum fire burned more than 14,000 acres near Leavenworth and Entiat last year. by Michelle Nijhuis for High Country News / August 21, 2015
Environment Small nukes: a long-term prospect for Tri-Cities? The Columbia Generating Station at Hanford, where there's talk of a new kind of reactor. by John Stang / August 18, 2015
Environment I-732 is how we make progress on climate The Tesoro refinery at Anacortes (March 2013) by Duncan Clauson and Kyle Murphy / August 18, 2015
Environment In drought, conflict emerges between fish and man Salmon migrating upstream in the Bonneville Dam fish ladder. by Daniel Jack Chasan / July 29, 2015
Environment Governor promises to put a lid on greenhouse gas emissions Jay Inslee by John Stang / July 28, 2015
Environment Guest Opinion: 'Second paycheck' shouldn't kill good jobs Bellingham by Philip J. Romero / July 28, 2015
Environment Snoqualmie Valley farmers fight drought with innovation Farming in the Snoqualmie Valley by Martha Baskin / July 27, 2015
Environment Death-by-inertia for top conservation fund Deception Pass. by Peter Jackson / July 21, 2015
Politics Ocean acidification: a problem up the coast, too Resurrection Bay in Alaska. by John Stang / July 20, 2015
Environment Push begins for America's next National Heritage Area By Nina Selipsky by Nina Selipsky / July 9, 2015
Environment Energy export decisions loom over the Columbia River A mile-long oil train rolling through the Columbia River Gorge. by Martha Baskin / June 30, 2015