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Experts say Trump logging mandate would increase wildfire damage

The Forest Service says the best way to save forests is to cut them down. Will the courts agree?

Apr 10, 2025
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4 minutes

New world disorder: Get ready for dirty toilets, closed facilities and fewer firefighters

Federal layoffs have created chaos for Northwest public lands, and a cascade of damaging environmental consequences appears imminent

Apr 3, 2025
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11 minutes

Report raises possibility of doing away with Wash. Fish and Wildlife Commission

The UW study calls the state's fish and wildlife decision-makers "dysfunctional" and recommends major reforms

Jan 2, 2025
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12 minutes

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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9 minutes

Is it time for ODFW to ‘reform’? Can it?

With a new director ready to be hired, enviro groups hope to see “hook and bullet” agency evolve toward conservation

May 8, 2024
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5 minutes

Oregon bill to cut millions in timber taxes is dead, despite high-level backing

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires, sparking debate about who should pay: taxpayers or big timber owners

Mar 31, 2024
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6 minutes

Snake River dams proponents to lose important voice in Wash., DC

Wash. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ decision to retire from Congress leaves a power void in the long-running dams fight

Feb 20, 2024
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4 minutes

Washington Tribe gets $8.5 million for wildlife overpass

On Highway 20 in Skagit County, the new crossing is expected to take four years to complete

Feb 12, 2024
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5 minutes
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