Courtesy: Washington State University
If you’d like to know just how bad the smoke in your area could get, an interactive map could help. The tool from Washington State University is part of an air quality project for the Northwest.
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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. -
Steve Johnson/Flickr Creative CommonsSome drinking water in Kennewick still has high levels of “forever chemicals.” Since 2024, the city has found PFAs chemicals above state standards.
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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. -
Developers are thinking about building a new transmission line to help meet the Northwest’s energy needs. But this one would be different from what you’re imagining. This high-voltage transmission line would run under the Columbia River.
