10 biggest environmental stories of 2024

Heat, wildfire, invasive species, power-hungry corporations. The Pac NW kept getting more of everything

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

Push is on to finalize Columbia River Treaty before Trump takes office

Six years and 19 rounds of negotiations to nail down an updated treaty are at stake with the change of administrations

Amazon wants to power data centers in Pac NW with nuclear energy

The company is investing in small nuclear reactors to power big data generators in eastern Oregon

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

Why are Republicans so opposed to a new groundwater study?

With wells running dry and groundwater depleting at frightening rates, the federal government is growing concerned

Can photography save old-growth forests? David Herasimtschuk hopes so

An Oregon artist’s photo project is garnering national publicity by opening eyes to an often-invisible world

Small fire, big wake-up call

In Hood River, a tiny fire sounds the clarion call for wildfire preparedness