As salmon struggle to thrive, funds to fix blocked and broken fish passageways could increase migration and reproduction.

If the lawsuit succeeds, a judge could throw out the state's new congressional and legislative district maps for violating the state's Open Public Meetings Act.

Northwest researchers find some signs of heat resilience, despite scorched kelp beds, parched trees and a 'hawkpocalypse.'

Government officials, activists and academics from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon offer next steps to help the region cut carbon emissions and hit climate goals by 2030.

Climate scientists set a 2030 deadline for us to reduce emissions and prevent further environmental devastation.

Season 5 of Mossback's Northwest surfaces new details on familiar stories and brings less-known PNW lore to life.

Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides in its latest abortion case, Washington state has its own protections on the books.

After reviewing documents from the state Redistricting Commission, the court accepted its work, even though parts of it weren't finished on time.

The bipartisan panel's secretive negotiations and ultimate failure to approve new political maps has some questioning the process.

A few issues caused members of Washington's bipartisan commission to negotiate down to the wire, contributing to their failure to finish on time.

Part of the job of news organizations like Crosscut is to make sure government is doing its work in a transparent, honorable and law-abiding way

Once she joins the Biden administration Monday, there will be no Republican statewide elected officials on the West Coast outside of Alaska.

Members of a bipartisan commission couldn't agree. Now, the Washington Supreme Court will draw new political lines that will shape a decade of politics.

For nearly 12 hours, the public didn't know if the state's bipartisan redistricting commission completed its work on time — or what exactly got approved — since talks happened mostly in private.

The secretary of state is WA's top elections official. Kim Wyman is leaving the post to join the Biden administration.