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  What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River

  A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.

  • Andrew Limbong
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  The Stillaguamish Tribe gives its river north of Seattle room to roam

  “Now the river can connect to its floodplain like it hasn't in 140 years.”

  • John Ryan
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  Warm winter liquidates nearly half of Washington state snowpack

  Washington state’s snowpack held just 52% of its normal volume of water on Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

  • John Ryan

• Chileans race to protect plant species in the world’s driest desert

  Chile is freezing its future to protect its plants.
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  The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review

  The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.

  • Geoff Brumfiel

• Storm leaves Southern homes without power, heat

  Freezing rain and sleet are weighing down trees, which are now toppling and wreaking havoc.
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  Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won't say how.

  The Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But wind companies say the administration isn't sharing information about newly-discovered threats.

  • Michael Copley
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  Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order

  The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.

  • John Ryan
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  Future of Washington state’s climate-pollution fund up in the air

  Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash spending on climate change as the state faces severe budget pressures.

  • John Ryan

• California could set strict rules about flammable vegetation after LA fires

  State officials are considering banning almost all vegetation within five feet of homes in areas at risk of wildfires across the state.

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