Lynda Mapes

During his 40 years as publisher, Blethen led The Seattle Times through profound changes. For him, it was always about the newspaper’s survival.

A beautiful spot in Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, is an essential habitat for many animals. That area, more than 10 times the size of Yellowstone, is in jeopardy.

The 2023 Lookout Fire burned most of a forest in Oregon. What's unfolding in the aftermath could inform the future of other forests burned as wildfire becomes fiercer and more frequent.

Eight arrested in Cal Anderson Park protest in court on Monday

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can it take?

Sen. Patty Murray says a new spending plan from the Trump administration pulls back funding for fish passage on the Green River.

The mighty gray whales depend on ice for food. They're skinnier than ever.

I had gone into the forest to collect myself. For a sense of timelessness, amid trees here long before I got here, that would be here long after I'm gone. I should have known it wouldn’t turn out that way.

A Trump executive order set the stage for more logging in Washington state's national forests.

The mother and calf look good so far, researchers reported. But the first year of life is the most perilous.