A fuel break project near Mount Hood could remove old-growth, critics say

Lack of hi-res data is at the core of a challenge to a logging project conservationists say could cause unnecessary damage

Feb 13, 2025
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12 minutes

Wash. could lose $71 million, Oregon $52 million, in federal move to block EV charger aid

Money for truck charging and hydrogen refueling stations on I-5 also on hold as Trump administration intervenes in funding

Feb 11, 2025
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Remembering John Harrison: Energy authority

For more than three decades, the Washington writer kept the public informed about the driving environmental issue of the times

Feb 10, 2025
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EXCLUSIVE: The Forest Service is using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets

The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight and used authorities critics say incentivize the logging of older trees

Feb 6, 2025
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23 minutes

Major agreement reached over nuclear waste

Wash. Dept. of Ecology says deal outlines an “achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive waste” at Hanford

Feb 6, 2025
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6 minutes

A new fight is coming over plastic bags

Bag bans at groceries were supposed to decrease plastic waste. So how come it’s increasing?

Jan 30, 2025
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