Courtesy: Public Affairs Office, Walla Walla District
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sockeye numbers are coming in stronger for the Yakima River. That’s months after construction crews in the Tri-Cities removed a land-bridge. It caused the mouth of the river to stagnate.
Courtesy: Washington State University
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Courtesy: Gray Media ProductionsPierce County is working to turn the old Purdy landfill into a green energy producer that will eventually benefit the Key Peninsula community. -
Anna King/NWPBA draft water supply forecast predicts that in the future, the Columbia Basin will have less water available in the summer and early fall. -
@c1vrgr1/InstagramA Seattle raccoon with a peculiar deformity becomes an overnight phenomenon after going viral on Instagram.
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Some drinking water in Kennewick still has high levels of “forever chemicals.” Since 2024, the city has found PFAs chemicals above state standards. -
Drastically fewer sockeye are returning to the Upper Columbia than expected. That’s why Washington isn’t allowing sockeye fishing this season there. -
Time's up for many schools in Washington to test drinking water for lead. Turns out, some lead contamination at older schools is more common than you think – but fixes are in the works. -
A new technology could be a cost effective, simple way to help salmon. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has installed “fish bubblers” at several dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. -
Tiny, pocket forests are sprouting up all around Washington state: on old, abandoned fields and in people’s backyards. They’re meant to mimic nature – and to grow quickly and increase biodiversity. -
The Trump administration has reversed course on its effort to shut down a network of ocean research stations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. -
Only small fragments of habitat remain for some wildflowers native to Palouse and Camas Prairies -
Soon, the town of White Salmon, Washington, will be a little more prepared for wildfires. The state is building a fuel break around the town. -
A problem landfill in Yakima is still littering debris and sporadically releasing noxious smells. Neighbors say they’ve noticed some waste that shouldn’t be allowed. -
Driving the streets of South Tacoma, there’s a sleek, black electric Ford Lightning F-150 truck pulling a trailer. The trailer is carrying a 500-gallon water tank on a mission to water some of Tacoma’s newest trees.
