Makah Tribe could again hunt whales off Washington coast The Makah Tribe held a final hunt in 1999, but has not since practiced its whaling rights. Paige Browning
Environmentalists see key window of opportunity to help Orcas survive Will politicians act to help the Orcas? Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
New York Is Set To Be First U.S. City To Impose Congestion Pricing Motorists will pay a flat daily fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The new program aims to reduce traffic gridlock while generating revenue for the city's stressed transit system. Laurel Wamsley
Neighbor calls a biologist: ‘There’s a cougar in my backyard.’ And he says... Our backyards are getting bigger, and the cougar’s front yard is getting smaller. Chris Morgan
Building For An Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt To The Changing Climate In Miami, the effects of global warming are not hypothetical predictions but realities of everyday life, prompting change by government, businesses and individuals alike. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms! In bloom! Check it out! Crowds flocked to the Quad on the University of Washington campus on Friday to see the blossoming cherry trees. Ruby de Luna
More tankers in orca waters as oil exports to China increase It’s meant a jump in tanker traffic in Washington waters – and more risk of oil spills, though fewer tankers ply our waters now than a decade ago. John Ryan
You can’t make asphalt next to salmon habitat … Wait, can you? Neighbors are up in arms over a proposal to build an asphalt plant across the street from critical salmon habitat. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers. Camila Domonoske
Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges 100 Percent 'Clean' Energy By 2045 Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018. Bill Chappell
