The Skagit River near Mount Vernon crested at record-breaking levels in the wee hours of Friday morning, but it’s still running dangerously high hours later.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stopped by one of the Lower Snake River dams and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on a recent Tri-Cities tour.
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Demolition of a controversial land bridge in the Tri-Cities is expected to start next month.
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The Northwest is being called on to help Colorado. That state has been trying to increase its gray wolf numbers by moving wolves from more robust populations a few at a time.
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Power outages in parts of Washington can last for days at a time. So, leaders with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation got a state grant to help build microgrids.
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If you live in the Columbia Basin, right now is the time to plant native plants. They can be a good option for Eastern Washington’s dry climate.
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A new $25 million ‘Rails, Keels and Wheels’ grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology will fund new electric vehicles to lower diesel pollution across the state.
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A mini forest has been planted at the University of Washington's Tacoma campus. Participants are hoping this will help to improve the city's tree canopy — and provide green space on campus.
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As the saying goes: whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting. But in Walla Walla, people are now working together to find solutions to the region’s water problems.
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Washington regulators want your thoughts on jet fuel that could be made from things like oilseeds or greases.
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Washington state regulators have recommended striking dozens of planned wind turbines from a massive wind farm outside the Tri-Cities to avoid viable ferruginous hawk nests in the middle of project.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced that they have treated the first batch of radioactive tank waste at Hanford in southeast Washington. Workers bound the waste up into glass.
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The court filing comes in response to the Trump administration cancelling an agreement with states and tribes.