North Pacific seafood exports hit by China’s tariffs
China has been an important and growing market for Alaska seafood exporters, including Seattle-based Trident.
Lawsuit alleges blacklisting of Mexican farmworkers who joined 2017 orchard strike
The defendants named in the lawsuit include Larson Orchards and Wafla, an Olympia-based organization that assists growers in bringing H-2A farmworkers to the Pacific Northwest.
Study: Traces of radioactive contamination found in homes of six Hanford workers
The levels are low, but if some microparticles are inhaled or ingested by nuclear-site workers or their families, the radioactive dust is a “potential source...
Tied US Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration
A tie 4-4 vote by the high court upholds a lower-court decision ordering barriers to salmon migration be removed, ending a bitter decades-old controversy.
Canada acquires key pipeline link to Washington refineries
This is a piece of the much larger acquisition of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, announced last month. An option to more than double the capacity...
Washington apple farmers brace for impact after Mexico imposes tariffs on U.S. imports
Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. products days after U.S.-imposed tariffs on Mexican products went into effect. Washington exports up to $250 million worth of apples...
Crystal ski area ordered to control parking-lot runoff by Oct. 31
A federal judge says Washington state’s largest ski resort ignored responsibilities to complete pollution-control work under 2013 order.