Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

The Little Spokane boat launch on Long Lake is usable now that the water has come up. It is expected to stay that way throughout the spring and summer. The Lake Roosevelt water level is at about 1,260 ...

One of the lesser-known features of the park is the fish hatchery. Whatcom Creek is home to several species of salmon, and watching these determined fish make their way upstream during spawning season ...

In February 2024, it looked like nearly three decades of litigation over the operation of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public meeting on March 17 in Kennewick to discuss and gather input on proposed salmon and steelhead fishing seasons in ...

Scott Bayer narrowed his gaze as he slowly dragged the brush of black anti-fouling paint along the waterline of the 38-foot ...

On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ordered federal defendants to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead populations.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake ...

A federal ruling directs limited changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers to address declining ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and ...

Last night's big news that US District Court Judge Michael Simon ordered federal hydro system operators to spill water at eight mainstem dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to aid ESA-listed salmon ...

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the ...