environment

Some drinking water in Kennewick still has high levels of “forever chemicals.” Since 2024, the city has found PFAs chemicals above state standards.

An engineer in Mosier, Oregon, is developing a new way to keep property safe during wildfires. He’s tested his wildfire sensors out on his land and at prescribed burns.

Drastically fewer sockeye are returning to the Upper Columbia than expected. That’s why Washington isn’t allowing sockeye fishing this season there.

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.

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.

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.

For decades, Yakama Nation gatherers say it’s been really hard to find huckleberries in a southwest Washington national forest. But tribal gatherers say things are changing.

For years, the Yakama Nation has fought to protect a sacred area in southcentral Washington from development. They say a proposed energy storage project will destroy this area, known as “mother of all roots.”

It’s been a couple of months since construction crews in the Tri-Cities removed an earthen land bridge. It blocked water at the mouth of the Yakima River. Now, people are celebrating the free flow of the river through its delta.