Environment What does WA do with broken down wind turbines? When turbines gets too old, something has to happen with all its parts. Much of it ends up in landfills. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / May 17, 2019
Environment WA officials, feds have a plan to save forests and salmon The plan seeks to fight against wildfires and threats to forest health, as well as increase protections for struggling salmon and orcas. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / May 10, 2019
Environment Can Washington save salmon without removing dams? The Bonneville Power Administration faces tough questions on how to protect salmon while providing electricity and water for local farms. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / April 29, 2019
Tech Google’s Northwest data centers will be powered by solar and wind Data centers that house YouTube videos and Gmail messages need power constantly. Google announced Tuesday that all of the energy it consumes globally — including at its data center in The Dalles... by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / December 7, 2016
Environment Washington's salmon safer to eat under new water rules People who eat fish from Washington state waters will be protected by a combination of new federal and state pollution rules. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / November 16, 2016
Environment Everything you wanted to know about Atlantic salmon — in the Northwest A recent escape in the San Juan Islands has raised new concerns about aquaculture on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / August 30, 2017
Politics One of the West's iconic birds is in trouble A male great western sage grouse. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / August 8, 2017
Politics Years of work to save a fish species might be... dammed Jeff Thomas fishes for bull trout at the base of Clear Creek Dam. He's hoping to catch the fish to help move them around the dam. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / August 7, 2017
Politics Tribes could lose big with EPA cuts Tribal environmental programs, like water quality monitoring, could be hard hit under proposed cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / March 13, 2017
Environment Grizzlies in the North Cascades: Do we want them back? A captive grizzly bear at Washington State University's Bear Center. Before hibernating, grizzly bears can put on 10 pounds a day. by Courtney Flatt for EarthFix / February 13, 2017