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With orcas barely hanging on, State Sen. Ann Rivers hopes to determine the viability of a private Chinook salmon hatchery in Bellingham.

Physicists at Hanford's LIGO observatory have been watching black holes for years. But a recent discovery of an unseen black hole collision is an astronomical first.

A decade after it was founded, TerraPower has been thwarted by the Trump Administration’s China policy. Now it’s banking on Plan B.

The suit, which claims the system for testing those who monitor the tank vapors is broken, has been dropped. But one watchdog is demanding an investigation.

Rep. Adam Smith has introduced legislation that would effectively stop the Department of Energy from reclassifying the site's most hazardous wastes. 

The copper-based paint repels barnacles — but it could add up to a larger environmental cost.

Watchdogs fear that a recent administration order will make the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board less effective and nuclear waste sites more dangerous.

While the state Department of Ecology is concerned about meeting deadlines, the proposed solution from the Department of Energy is a non-starter.

Cascades Volcano Observatory needs to build more monitoring stations — and as much as $55 million in federal dollars could go a long way.

The Senate just passed a bill that would place a moratorium on developing an area rich in copper, and currently home to a thriving tourism industry.