Bronze birch borers are thriving during the city's hotter summers. Is their infestation a sign of advancing climate change?

The Ice Age has given way to a fire age. A historian of fire weighs in on its power and peril.

Behind the scenes, a squad of IT teams, meteorologists and other tech experts are helping fight fire and save lives.

Lake Union from the Space Needle observation deck on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Seattle. Haze from wildfires caused a decrease in air quality in the area. (Photo by Sarah Hoffman/Crosscut)

For centuries, settlers suppressed the Native burning and wildfires that enriched and protected Western ecosystems. Four experts explain why we need it back.

The state legislature wants to ensure marijuana-testing labs have uniform guidelines for testing and labeling products.

Just 9% of the ancient, old growth forest is protected. With industry closing in, advocates are raising the alarm.

On this episode of Mossback's Northwest, Knute Berger looks back at what Puget Sound learned from the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster.

Experts say a comparatively cool, wet summer kept the megafires of recent years out of most of the state. But we aren’t out of the woods yet.

Humans on the West Coast have decimated estuaries. Climate change could make it worse.

Hundreds of derelict nets are tangled deep in Puget Sound, threatening delicate marine habitat. So Washington wildlife officials enlisted the Army's deep-sea dive team for help.

As the documentary Dammed to Extinction tours the Northwest, its filmmakers argue time isn't up for orcas or salmon if we act now.

Boeing Museum of Flight’s Destination Moon exhibit charts the history of the moon landing, but it also calls to mind the future of space travel being launched in our own backyard.

Cooke Aquaculture hopes to bring marine steelhead farming to Washington, but environmental advocates are worried about the risks.

These scientists are building an inclusive future for STEM in Washington state — and beyond.