health and safety

Researchers at Washington State University found that over 41 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 49 don’t have access to an abortion provider within a 30-minute drive.

Five years ago this month, Terrence Woods went missing in the Idaho wilderness while filming a TV show. He has not been seen since. Idaho is known for its…

It’s still warm in the afternoon on the edge of the Columbia River as water laps against the shore.A team of Environmental Protection Agency scientists…

An early-morning agricultural chemical release frightened many people on their way to work and school in Finley, in southeast Washington state.A little…

Washington Rep. Steve Tharinger of the 24th district became intimately acquainted with levee setbacks when he discovered the levee protecting his house on the lower Dungeness River was not only not protecting his house, but harming the ecosystem too.“I sold my house and the five acres in a barn we had, so that we'd have more room to move that levee back and give the river more room,” Tharinger said.

An Idaho woman worried a year ago what might happen to her family if she needed an abortion after the state’s ban took effect. That fear came true. Now, the Caldwell woman is suing.

As wildfires become more prevalent, researchers are looking at how their smoke could affect health outcomes.

How to spot risk factors and how to prevent falls before they happen