Warming seas and increased flooding threaten a way of life for Native Americans who have called the Pacific Northwest coast ...
The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 passed through Congress this month and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden any day now. It is a big win for Pacific Northwest tribes. The ...
If you want to find a turning point in Washington state’s modern history of environmental protection and advocacy, just go back a few decades to the late 1980s and early 1990s. This was a time period ...
The Columbia River Basin once supported the largest salmon runs on earth. Today, the future of salmon hangs in the balance. As Native leaders, we recognize the importance of Indigenous knowledge to ...
InvestigateWest (invw.org) is an independent news nonprofit dedicated to investigative journalism in the Pacific Northwest. Reach Melanie Henshaw at at [email protected] or at (971) 258-0891 ...
In the Pacific Northwest, tribal governments are pressuring President Biden to make good on his pledge to uphold treaties in Indian country. Tribes there want four large dams removed from the Snake ...
Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of ...
In a mossy stretch of forest on Washington state’s outer coast, streets and sidewalks have appeared in recent weeks. They represent the future of the Quinault Indian Nation, which has spent a decade ...
A cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in Indian Country, including for Native American ...