Deer Take Refuge Near Wind Turbines as Fire Scorches Washington State Land July 26, 2023 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through....
Washington State’s Fire Season Lightest in a Decade October 10, 2022 SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state this year has had the fewest square miles burned in a decade following the second-...
Victims of Floatplane Crash Included Activist, Winemaker September 8, 2022 By Martha Bellisle and Manuel Valdes WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — A civil rights activist, a business owner, a lawyer, an engineer and the founder of...
Washington State Sees More Flooding, Next Storm Approaches December 1, 2021 BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Localized flooding in Washington state from another in a series of rainstorms doesn’t appear to be...
Flood Watches Issued in Northwest as Some Urged to Evacuate November 29, 2021 By Sara Cline Residents in Washington state were preparing for possible flooding as “atmospheric rivers” once again threatened parts of the Northwest, which...
U.S. Completes Stabilization of Nuclear Waste Structures in Washington State April 22, 2021 The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that two underground structures at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state...
Lands Chief Again Proposes Dedicated Funds to Fight Wildfire January 13, 2021 By Nicholas K. Geranios SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After yet another year of catastrophic wildfires in Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz...
Heat, Winds Fuel Destructive Northwest Wildfires September 10, 2020 By Andrew Selsky and Nicholas K. Geranios SALEM, Ore. — Strong winds and high temperatures continued to fuel catastrophic fires in many parts of Oregon on Wednesday,...
Simulations Depict Tsunami Effects in Washington State September 2, 2020 SEATTLE — State authorities have released new simulations that show how a powerful tsunami could overwhelm Washington state’s coastal and...
U.S. Pipeline Regulator Strikes Down Washington State’s Crude-by-Rail Safety Limits May 12, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON — The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions...