What killed Coos Bay? The port's press release blames it on a group led by the Sierra Club, whose arguments were both environmental and financial: Asian demand for coal is falling as pollution and the effects of global warming grow.

Forces on both sides of the proposed bulk coal ports around Puget Sound are replaying a battle from the 1970s. The deciding factor then was a powerful senator. This time, as improbable as it seems, it might be CO₂ emissions from China.

The federal government just

2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, an historic piece of legislation that turned the tide on our polluted waterways and began to hold big polluters accountable for their actions and impacts on the health of our communities.

SEATTLE (AP) — A gray whale found dead in Washington state's Puget Sound had been feeding on shrimp and also had some debris, including a golf ball,...

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities aren't sure yet who shot several sea lions in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, but a conservation group ha...

Some of our local experts see wood as a future fuel, a serious source of biomass energy. But the realities and science of air quality could cause us to question some of our long held assumptions about the wholesomeness of a fire.

Residents of Puget Sound's Vashon Island were recently treated to the sight of dozens of killer whales hunting for salmon. What's odd about the event is how close these massive predators came to shore.

SEATTLE — Utility crews have found three more natural gas leaks in the north Seattle neighborhood where a home exploded, injuring two residents ...

The bright red skull-and-crossbones signs are hard to miss and increasingly common on Pacific Northwest beaches. A whole new fleet just popped up alon...

It's official, jellyfish are both awesome and terrifying. In June, jellyfish shut down a nuclear power plant in Scotland when they invaded a coolin...

The girl and her dog, they were fine (wow) Until they left a doody -- that's a crime (bow wow) Performer Martin Luther sings to the familiar tun...

SAMISH ISLAND, Wash. -- For over 75 years, Blau Oyster Co. has relied on Washington state's cool clean waters to grow the plump oysters that are as pr...

Fickle weather can make for inconsistent power supply from wind and solar. Unless we lose the Moon or the Earth stops rotating, we can depend on the tide.

SEATTLE — Using a trained dog to sniff for poop and petri dishes attached to long poles, scientists are analyzing killer whales' scat and breath...