A Fire Lookout On What's Lost In A Transition To Technology The number of manned fire lookouts in the U.S. is dwindling, as technology is increasingly used to spot and monitor wildfires. But can technology replace a human watch? Nathan Rott
Indigenous Brazilians Come Together To Defend Amazon Forest Against Fires Indigenous Brazilians are joining forces to defend the Amazon forest from fires set by invaders on their land. More than a dozen indigenous groups met recently to strategize. Catherine Osborn
Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change The young Swedish activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside. "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says. Ailsa Chang
Kelp is on the way... out: Steep decline in key Puget Sound habitat The underwater forests of Puget Sound are in trouble. Since 2013, researchers have seen drastic declines in kelp beds in south Puget Sound. John Ryan
Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Water Rule The Trump administration is repealing a major Obama-era water rule that had extended federal protections to smaller streams and wetlands. The move will lift a range of restrictions on farmers and developers. Nathan Rott
EPA Makes Rollback Of Clean Water Rules Official, Repealing 2015 Protections The change ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says. Bill Chappell
There will be more places to hunt and fish in Washington. But critics say it will come at an expense to environment The Trump Administration is expanding hunting and fishing opportunities in 77 National Wildlife Refuges, including 10 locations in the Pacific Northwest. The move is meant increase recreation, but critics say it will harm wildlife. Northwest News Network
Getting Aid To Bahamas A Logistical Nightmare As Support Systems 'Do Not Exist' "Anywhere we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies," one aid group says of the widespread destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian. Bobby Allyn
Controversial Biofuels Project Gets Lease On Lower Columbia River A port on the Lower Columbia River has approved a controversial lease for a biofuels project. The county says it will bring jobs to the area.Some environmental groups are concerned about previous deals-gone-bad by the project’s backers. Courtney Flatt