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Intense fire week forces road closures and evacuation notices in WA
Fire crews continue firing wildfires to keep on high alert in the Northwest.
‘We’re just getting started’ | Haaland highlights major salmon recovery effort with $16M investment
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland celebrated with Gov. Jay Inslee, state, local, and Native American tribal leaders break ground at the new passage facility Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Boom Town: New Northwest-made podcast explores Western uranium mining and Hanford downwinders
Creator and host Alec Cowan’s shadow during a tour of the Sunday Mine Complex, a complex of five uranium mines in the Big Gypsum Valley near Paradox, Colorado, on Feb.
Gwen Fire forced evacuation in Juliaetta, Idaho
Multiple fires in Latah and Nez Perce counties in Idaho forced the evacuation of Juliaetta, Myrtle, Cherryland, and Arrow areas Thursday night.
Air quality tracking map gets update from Ecology in Washington
Department of Ecology State of Washington. Read Air Quality WA Site Map With the 2024 wildfire season underway, the Washington Department of Ecology is launching an enhanced air quality monitoring
En el norte de Richland no hay lugar para el odio
En un barrio de Richland poco queda de los mensajes de odio distribuidos hace un par de semanas. Los vecinos dicen que esos mensajes no tienen lugar allí y las autoridades siguen investigando lo ocurrido.
Elkton Community Education Center aids regional monarch research
Barbara Slott stands near some flowering plants that will provide nectar for monarch butterflies. (Credit: Karen Richards / KLCC) KLCC | By Karen Richards A small nonprofit in rural Douglas
Wolves remain endangered in Washington state
Washington state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to keep gray wolves’ endangered status. (Credit: William Campbell) Listen (Runtime 0:54) Read Gray wolves will keep their endangered status in Washington state.
Richland neighborhood says ‘hate has no home here’
In a Richland neighborhood, little remains of hateful messages left recently. Neighbors said those messages have no place there and investigators are still looking into what happened.
Washington deals with peak fire season conditions, state agencies ready to respond
Everyone watching fires around Washington this week held their breath as about 600 lightning strikes hit the landscape across the state.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources, who, alongside agency partners, prepared for those conditions this week by pulling in out-of-state resources and pre-positioning crews. The lightning strikes ignited at least two fires in the state, the Easy fire and Swawilla fire. According to a public information officer on the Swawilla fire, a series of fires started from lightning strikes on the Colville Reservation this week.
Tri-Cities forum draws support for Lower Snake River dams
At a Lower Snake River dams forum in the Tri-Cities, Chuck Bender, who said his family members are tugboat operators, fell to his knees in front of U.S. Rep. Dan
Proposed federal legislation would require guidelines for AI
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation holds a hearing to examine the need to protect Americans’ privacy in Washington, D.C., on July 11. (Credit: Renee Bouchard /
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