Agencies that prepare for wildfires and recruit firefighters are busy responding to the pandemic. That could be a problem come summer.

Inslee’s order makes exceptions for outdoor activities. But packed trails and at-risk rural communities suggest hikers should stay close to home. 

Key legislation to cut carbon emissions died, while goal-setting bill offers no path to reach target.

In the moment a star dies, astronomer Emily Levesque can see how time, space and the universe all work.

When the community of Newcastle protected a critical salmon watershed, they didn't know state regulations would undermine them decades later.

If Dr. Deborah Fuller’s moonshot method is successful, she and a team could deliver a coronavirus vaccine months earlier than other methods.

We are answering reader questions related to COVID-19 and potentially high-risk patients, including the elderly and those with underlying health issues.

As the legislative session comes to a close, the green lobby is pushing lawmakers to do more to take on climate change.

Doing so will cut carbon emissions and spur jobs of the future, write Port Commissioner Fred Felleman and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Leases canceled from the Department of Natural Resources are hurting ranchers. But a new bill would compensate those forced off public land for more profitable uses.

With the lack of accessible testing still a hurdle in fighting the deadly virus, a data scientist is co-leading an effort to increase availability.

A push in the state Legislature could make 'net ecological gain' the new standard for building.

Over a century ago, my grandmother nearly died from the pandemic. Her doctor wasn't so lucky.

Despite calls to remove the dams to save salmon and orcas, federal agencies say the risks to hydropower, navigation and electricity costs are too high.

Experts warn that Puget Sound needs to prepare for a long-term battle against the swiftly spreading virus.