Western students hammered out demands in support of Palestine in a 2024 encampment. Here’s where things stand. Two years ...

As the weather warms, mountain goats move to graze what’s available in the rugged, high-altitude terrain of the North Cascades. In the next few weeks, they will have their kids, and those who survey ...

Alaska cruise ships eye new fueling model out of Port of Seattle. Early this month, a mobile floating gas station of sorts pulled up alongside the towering cruise ship Star Princess at Seattle’s Pier ...

Cracks in the four lower Snake River dams? Not literally, but metaphorically weakening and widening. Over the past five years, the energy these dams have generated have declined by 29%. Bonneville ...

Anacortes bans feeding deer, raccoons, pigeons, seagulls; San Juan County considering similar law. Life is precarious for wild animals living close to roads in Anacortes and on San Juan Island. Some ...

The Bellingham Herald will see interruptions to its local coverage this week. Staff walked out Tuesday after over a year of negotiations with McClatchy Media, owner of five Pacific Northwest ...

Data shows 23 possible hate crimes in Bellingham this year. The latest statewide hate crime data found roughly 500 hate crime incidents reported each year between 2019 and 2024. The state Attorney ...

Exhaust scrubbers can generate unseen water pollution; impact on Salish Sea disputed. An international bid to reduce air pollution from ocean-going ships may be increasing water pollution in the ...

A new executive order makes the future of Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest uncertain The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, which runs along the Cascade Mountains through eastern Whatcom ...