ICN West Coast

As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool

The new Wetland Intrinsic Potential tool provides both agricultural and conservation interests a more accurate way to find wetlands that might need preserving.

By Chad Small

Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’

By Blaine Harden

Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages

By Steven Rodas

After a Century Powering Its Growth With Dams, Seattle Settles With Tribes That Lost Their River

By Blaine Harden

Washington Wildlife Commissioners Enact Policy Reforms to Protect Cougars

By Liza Gross

Meeting Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says

By Jake Bolster

Habitat Loss Is Eroding Tribal Sovereignty

By Johnny Sturgeon

Summer in March? Unusual Heat Wave Descends on Already Parched Western U.S.

By Kiley Price

Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves

By Teresa Tomassoni

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court

By Gloria Dickie

Underwater Cameras Could Help Unlock America’s Tidal Energy Industry

By Johnny Sturgeon

More Children Are Powering Their Own Wheels to School as Part of ‘Bike Buses’

By Tina Deines

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Trump’s Energy Secretary Orders a Washington State Coal Plant to Remain Open

By Blaine Harden

Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting

By Kiley Price

Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates

By Dana Drugmand

Ted Bundy, Serial Killers and Lead Exposure: Exploring the Connection Between Neurotoxins and Violence

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

By Marianne Lavelle

Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’

Story and photos by Nina Dietz