Environment
Volunteers power wildfire mitigation efforts in the Tri-Cities
Kennewick has a higher fire risk than 92% of U.S. communities. The nonprofit Team Rubicon helps respond to these disasters and prevent future ones.
Kennewick has a higher fire risk than 92% of U.S. communities. The nonprofit Team Rubicon helps respond to these disasters and prevent future ones.
Better management of dry rangelands east of the Cascades is key to slowing catastrophic fires.
For the residents of a small town bordering Oregon, this weekend’s smoke felt like “the apocalypse was happening right here.”
Read and see the history, shared perspectives and experiences of people facing these natural disasters on the front lines.