Two options that might speed up removal of radioactive waste from leaking underground storage tanks at Hanford will be evaluated, according to the terms of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday. The Department of Energy and the Washington state Department of Ecology, a Hanford regulator, reached agreement in August on the...
One day around 15,000 years ago, a wall of ice 2,000 feet tall and 30 miles wide suddenly broke wide open, and it unleashed the largest flood that we know of in the history of Earth. Come and hit the road with me as we search for the geologic fingerprints of the Missoula Ice Age Floods, and learn the story of one of the worst...
On average over the last year, Washington homeowners lost about $74,300 in equity, a measure of the difference between how much a home is worth and how much the owner owes on the mortgage, according to the real estate data company CoreLogic. That 18% decline marked the largest drop in the country from the first quarter of last...
SEATTLE — President Joe Biden announced this week an agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end tariffs on exports of Washington apples, chickpeas and lentils....
Patients have been flocking to Washington, where the procedure is legal, since the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year.
Local history can sometimes be a “local mystery.” And occasionally, one possible explanation for some aspect of local history gets turned on its head when new information appears.
During an El Niño winter, the Pacific Northwest is usually drier and warmer, while the southern United States will experience wetter-than-usual conditions. El Niño doesn’t have as big of an impact on the Pacific Northwest in the spring and summer, National Weather Service meteorologist Joel Tannenholz previously told...
CWU's Nick Zentner presents 'Lake Chelan Geology' - the 18th talk in his ongoing Downtown Geology Lecture Series. Recorded at Hal Holmes Center on February ...
Washington state has overtaken California as the state with the highest gasoline prices.
A warming climate has claimed three glaciers on Mount Rainier, home to more ice than any American mountain south of Alaska.
The National Park Service confirmed that a moose was seen in Mount Rainier National Park, the very first moose sighting in the park's history.
The Washington State Senate today passed SB 5729, legislation to ensure that Washingtonians with diabetes would continue to pay no more than $35 a month for insulin. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) and passed unanimously.
EVERETT, Wash. — Washington-based OceanGate Expeditions is the company behind a submersible that was reported missing on Sunday after losing contact with a surface team an hour and 45 minutes into a trip to survey the wreckage of the Titanic.
18.0-mile point-to-point trail near Leavenworth, Washington.
Useful Maps include Outdoors, Off Roading, Winter Sports, Wine, Camping, Hiking, Biking Horse Riding, Dogs, Snowmobiling, Water Sports, Kids, Community.
3D renders of vintage map using modern elevation data by Sean Conway.
Threats, Resources, and more. Beautiful interactive map showing the geology of Washington State
This map shows population density of Washington. Population estimates are bucketed into 400 meter (about 1/4 mile) hexagons.
