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Rivers Dysart has lived beneath the branches of the Meadowbrook's True-Love trees for nearly a decade and a half. Dysart is

Climate

New rules put Puget Sound's urban trees in private hands

Because the majority of the region's trees are in residential neighborhoods, responsibility for maintaining canopy coverage is shifting to homeowners.

Lizz Giordano / Cascade PBS August 31, 2022

A map of the Transmission Northwest Express pipeline from the Idaho-Canada border to Southern Oregon.

Government

Oregon joins western states in opposing more natural gas from Canadian pipeline

Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle August 31, 2022

In this May 15, 2019 photo, the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Washington.

Environment

Snake River dams breach ‘not an option right now,’ but salmon fix needed in future, say Murray, Inslee

McMorris Rodgers calls conclusion a step toward reality but slams report

Orion Donovan-Smith / Spokesman-Review August 25, 2022

Planned Parenthood has clinics in Portland, Eugene and Bend but not in eastern Oregon.

Public Health

Patients from Idaho, Texas seek abortion care in Oregon

Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon

Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle August 25, 2022

An employee puts back an Remington 870 shotgun for sale at Wade's Eastside Guns in Bellevue on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.

Government

How Washington gun control laws compare to other states

Washington already ranked among the strictest states for firearm laws before it passed additional gun control legislation this year. But advocates say there's still room for improvement.

Maleeha Syed / Cascade PBS August 24, 2022

Tourists and locals alike enjoy a beach along the shores of Coeur d’Alene Lake near the resort in Kootenai County.

Environment

Exploding population boom in Idaho is affecting domestic water supply

Along with high water usage per capita, growth is causing groundwater tables to diminish statewide

Anteia McCollum / Idaho Capital Sun August 18, 2022

Planned Parenthood is adding resources in expectation of increased demand following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of

Public Health

Oregonians support abortion access at higher rates than the rest of US, survey finds

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle August 18, 2022

The city of Sumas during November’s flood.

Climate

WA's Nooksack River has been sounding the alarm, and people are finally listening

One WA county aims to restore a troubled river by focusing on the needs of tribes, farms, communities, and fish

Rochelle Gluzman August 14, 2022

Chief Joseph Dam, one of the top power-producing dams on the Columbia River.

Environment

How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon’s Decline in the Northwest

Damming the powerful waters of the Columbia River was a boon for cheap, clean electricity. But the fish that swam those waters are dying out. And the agency in charge isn’t stopping that.

Tony Schick / Oregon Public Broadcasting August 11, 2022

Local police and community members with boats and trucks led the rescue effort during November's flood.

Climate

Displaced WA flood survivors ‘in limbo’ while awaiting federal aid

Climate change is straining FEMA’s capacity to help people after a disaster

Rochelle Gluzman August 8, 2022

A rendering of the proposed Goldendale Energy Storage Project, which includes two reservoirs at different elevations.

Indigenous Affairs

Washington Tribes Call on Governor to Reject Clean Energy Project Proposal

In a July 28 letter, most of the federally recognized tribes in Washington pushed the state to deny permits to a developer because its project along the Columbia River would mean the unavoidable destruction or damage to sites sacred to the area’s tr