Environment
Trump order threatens WA's environmental authority
Washington state blocked what would have been the largest bulk coal terminal in the country. Trump's change to the Clean Water Act might make that harder in the future.
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Can tribes sue the government over climate change?
Tribal nations' efforts to force the U.S. to honor treaty rights could bolster environmental protections.
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Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline is a go. What’s that mean for WA?
The project will dramatically increase tanker traffic in the Salish Sea, and with it the risk of a major spill.
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‘We’re staring at the end of a livable future’: Native activists call for a climate emergency in Washington
On the steps of the Capitol building, Indigenous activists are urging the governor to treat climate change as a statewide emergency. But what would that mean in action?
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Could Columbia River sturgeon become a source of high-end caviar? The Yakama Nation is counting on it
When the sturgeon population crashed in the last century, the Yakama Nation's hatchery helped bring it back. Now they hope to create a sustainable market for Washington caviar.