Steve Gleason Neuroscience Institute to open this year at WSU-Spokane
Named for former WSU linebacker and NFL player Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed in 2011 with ALS, the institute will launch later this year with...
‘Harvesting the sun’: Washington state’s largest solar farm nears production
At 28 megawatts and nearly 82,000 panels, the Adams County solar farm is the largest to date in Washington. However, an even larger solar farm...
EPA won’t test air in Washington state, downwind of B.C. lead smelter
More than 100 residents sent a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking the agency to install air monitors from Northport to the U.S.-Canadian...
Interior Secretary Zinke wants Spokane Tribe compensated for loss of land and lifestyle to Grand Coulee Dam
The dam was built without fish ladders more than 75 years ago, cutting off critical salmon runs. Tribal lands were flooded, forcing families out. “I...
Two-thirds of Northwest shoppers steer clear of stores on Black Friday, WSU survey finds
A survey of 1,000 consumers by Washington State University’s Carson College of Business found that 43 percent said they were “very unlikely” to shop at...