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Climate Change

Climate Change

Here’s how December’s floods will impact the environment

Two centuries of land management have created a landscape maladapted to severe weather events

Dec 31, 2025
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Here’s how December’s floods will impact the environment

Two centuries of land management have created a landscape maladapted

Dec 31, 2025
8-minute read

Northwest just finished warmest fall on record

All of Oregon and most of southern Washington are seeing “really, really deep snowpack deficits”

Dec 29, 2025
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Northwest just finished warmest fall on record

All of Oregon and most of southern Washington are seeing

Dec 29, 2025
4-minute read

Following November election, Washington is emerging as a national leader in climate battle

As prospects for federal progress dim, environmentalists across the state are celebrating major electoral wins

Dec 12, 2024
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Following November election, Washington is emerging as a national leader in climate battle

As prospects for federal progress dim, environmentalists across the state

Dec 12, 2024
9-minute read

Human activity is making it difficult to retain adequate water supplies

A new study also says climate change is making it harder to escape drought even as winters bring lots of precipitation

Nov 27, 2024
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10-minute read

Human activity is making it difficult to retain adequate water supplies

A new study also says climate change is making it

Nov 27, 2024
10-minute read

What is ‘blue carbon’ and why is it so valuable?

The Pacific Northwest’s once-prevalent tidal forests are mostly gone. But what remains stores an important secret

Nov 7, 2024
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What is ‘blue carbon’ and why is it so valuable?

The Pacific Northwest’s once-prevalent tidal forests are mostly gone. But

Nov 7, 2024
17-minute read

Washingtonians will cast the year’s most consequential climate vote

Ballot Initiative 2117 would repeal the state’s groundbreaking climate law—and cut off funds for public land and water restoration

Oct 17, 2024
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Washingtonians will cast the year’s most consequential climate vote

Ballot Initiative 2117 would repeal the state’s groundbreaking climate law—and

Oct 17, 2024
11-minute read

The Nez Perce Tribe has a plan—and now funding—to cope with the climate crisis

Pacific Northwest Tribes are at the forefront of leadership efforts to combat the effects of a warming environment

Oct 3, 2024
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12-minute read

The Nez Perce Tribe has a plan—and now funding—to cope with the climate crisis

Pacific Northwest Tribes are at the forefront of leadership efforts

Oct 3, 2024
12-minute read

A little known climate phenomenon is gaining attention … and causing problems

A study leads to new conclusions about the range of the 2021 heat dome and points a finger at “blocking ridges”

May 23, 2024
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A little known climate phenomenon is gaining attention … and causing problems

A study leads to new conclusions about the range of

May 23, 2024
10-minute read

What is ‘assisted migration’ and what are the risks?

As heat and drought continue to kill trees, humans are stepping in to help shift growing ranges. Not everyone agrees on what type of help is needed

Dec 28, 2023
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What is ‘assisted migration’ and what are the risks?

As heat and drought continue to kill trees, humans are

Dec 28, 2023
19-minute read

Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pac NW

A growing number of scientists are investigating what they say is an overlooked threat to the world’s plants

Dec 21, 2023
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Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pac NW

A growing number of scientists are investigating what they say

Dec 21, 2023
7-minute read

Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests

A drought-driven “mortality event” is the largest ever recorded in the region

Nov 16, 2023
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11-minute read

Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests

A drought-driven “mortality event” is the largest ever recorded in

Nov 16, 2023
11-minute read

4 ways the Columbia River Gorge is being impacted by climate change

Takeaways from a recent conference include confirmation of higher temperatures and increasing calls for environmental justice

Jun 15, 2023
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4 ways the Columbia River Gorge is being impacted by climate change

Takeaways from a recent conference include confirmation of higher temperatures

Jun 15, 2023
7-minute read

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