Lynda Mapes

The Columbia River Treaty governs use of the river from Canada to the U.S. Negotiations are now paused.

Climate, energy upheavals roil Northwest power market

Trump has instructed federal agencies to plan to log national forests harder, working around environmental protections, including for endangered species.

Baby orca J62 is a female, scientists have confirmed, and looking great so far in her first month of life.

Phil Levin, a UW professor and the national director of the National Nature Assessment, said he's been amazed at the outpouring of support to continue the work.

About 35 miles east of Seattle, a forest is now protected.

Today, there are only 73 southern resident orcas left, fewer than when they were listed for protection, and their risk of extinction is accelerating.

A federal judge in Seattle has declared the tribe's nearly 50-year quest for recognition should be considered again, but this time, under a new set of rules.

Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, not improved in years.

Dave Upthegrove began his term as the state's top lumberjack with a pause: for six months, no more sales of unprotected older forests on state trust land.