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Blaine Harden

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Blaine Harden, who writes about the Pacific Northwest for ICN, is the author of six books and was a longtime foreign correspondent for the Washington Post in Africa, Eastern Europe and Northeast Asia, as well as a national correspondent for the New York Times. Born in Moses Lake, Washington, he’s the son of a welder who worked on Grand Coulee Dam and the Hanford nuclear site. Two of Blaine’s books focus on the history of the Pacific Northwest, three are about North Korea, and one is about Africa. He lives in Seattle. His website is Blaineharden.com
Researchers take samples from a male gray whale on a beach near Moclips, Wash., on April 11. Post-mortem showed cause of death as malnutrition and blunt force trauma, probably from colliding with a boat. Credit: Courtesy of Cascadia Research Collective

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

By Blaine Harden

Bison graze on American Prairie land in Montana. Credit: Amy Toensing/Getty Images

Trump Administration Bans a Nonprofit’s Bison From Grazing on Federal Lands, but Spares Tribes

By Blaine Harden

Scott Schuyler of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe negotiated with Seattle City Light for nearly a decade to hammer out an agreement for fish passage around three dams on the Skagit River. Credit: Blaine Harden/Inside Climate News

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

By Blaine Harden

A bison herd roams the American Prairie at sunset. Credit: Amy Toensing/Getty Images

Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands

By Blaine Harden

National Park Service Director Charles F. Sams III gives remarks at the 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting on November 30 at Presidents Park in Washington, DC. Credit: National Park Service

The ‘Biggest Tragedy’ of Trump’s Gutting of the National Park Service

By Blaine Harden

In Washngton state, power lines carry electricity near Diablo Dam and the North Cascades National Park. The Trump administration says there is an emergency in the Pacific Northwest because of a shortage of electricity. Credit: David McNew/Newsmakers

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

By Blaine Harden

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