How lawmakers want to ramp up recycling in WA
A new Senate bill includes provisions that would shift the burden of curbside recycling costs from consumers to packaging producers in Washington state. The bill...
Residents fight to keep waters at bay in Chehalis area, where threat of floods is a constant
The hours-long closure of a 20-mile stretch of I-5 in Chehalis came at the same time as all four mountain passes remain shut in Washington...
Storms push statewide snow pack to 122% of long-term averages
These are boom times for Washington's mountain snowpack, a vast frozen reservoir vital to sustaining many of the state's rivers and streams. As of Wednesday,...
Dungeness crab season gets off to 'exciting' start off Washington coast
Nearly 4.7 million pounds of the shellfish have been hauled in since early December. For fishers, processors, retailers and seafood lovers, this is a welcome...
Washington woman returns to Afghanistan to continue aid mission in nation stalked by hunger VIEW
A few months after the fall of the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the return of the Taliban, Marnie Gustavson returned to the country from Seattle...
How some young salmon survived a sweltering summer — and what that means for the future
During a summer that brought record-breaking onshore heat, young salmon emerging from the Columbia River encountered cool coastal waters and an abundance of food.
Study draws link between melting Arctic ice and Western U.S. fires that flare in the fall
Melting Arctic sea ice appears to be having far-reaching atmospheric impacts that increase the likelihood of extreme fall fire weather in the Western United States,...
Federal magistrate finds flaws in Navy environmental study of Growler jet impacts
In a sometimes scathing report, Chief Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura found the Navy failed to disclose the basis for greenhouse gas calculations from the...
Fishery council approves new restrictions on Bering Sea trawl fleet’s incidental take of halibut
A federal fishery council voted Monday to cut, by as much as 35%, the incidental take of halibut by a largely Washington-based trawl fleet that...
Trident Seafoods to acquire 300-foot Starbound to add to pollock fleet
Trident Seafoods, a powerful force in the North Pacific fishing industry, is getting bigger. This past week, the Ballard-based company announced an agreement to buy...