Courtney Flatt
Senior CorrespondentCourtney Flatt has worked as an environmental reporter at NWPB since 2011. She has covered everything from environmental justice to climate change.
She began her journalism career at The Dallas Morning News. Later, she earned her master’s in convergence journalism at the University of Missouri and developed a love for radio as a producer at KBIA, an NPR member station in Columbia, Missouri.
In her free time, Courtney enjoys exploring the outdoors. You can find her hiking, kayaking or biking all over the Northwest.
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Scientists are traveling all around Washington to figure out exactly what fish are living in rivers and streams. They’re using some high-tech equipment to search out even the most “underloved” freshwater fish. -
Whitman County leaders are lifting a health advisory for a toxic algae on the Snake River. The harmful algal bloom covered about 50 miles of the river. -
Preliminary results show Republican Amanda McKinney ahead in the race to be the new U.S. House representative for Central Washington. McKinney is leading the tally with 54% of the vote, as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night. -
This election season, environmental groups across the Northwest are encouraging people to vote. -
The two candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in Washington's 4th Congressional District spoke at a recent forum in the Tri-Cities.
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Scientists are seeing way more invasive walleye in the Snake River. That could mean trouble for salmon. -
Salmon like water temperatures just so. Rivers can’t be too hot. But there’s one small spot along the lower Yakima River that could help. -
A harmful algal bloom is once again showing up on the Snake River. This is the fourth year in a row that Whitman County Public Health leaders have warned about algal blooms in the river.
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The Yakima River has a problem with water stargrass. It’s a native plant – but it’s choking the waterway and causing problems for people and fish. Now, machines are helping beat back the plant. -
Idaho has taken an aggressive approach to try to rid the Snake River of invasive mussels before they reach the Columbia River. And they said their approach is working.
