Much of our understanding about the earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and floods that shaped the geology of the Pacific Northwest comes from Western scientists. But those records almost always overlook ...

People planning a Pacific Northwest road trip to view ancient art know that many of the oldest, most fascinating works are not found in museums but where they were created: on rocks out in the open.

When Colville tribal member Julie Edwards has a bad day, she makes a basket. Sure, there’s something therapeutic about the ...

We can all agree that the national parks in the United States are breathtakingly beautiful and chock-full of opportunities to ...

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon said ...

Lawyers for Oregon, Washington, conservation groups, and Native American tribes are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse ...

Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington returned to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Stibnite Gold Project from Perpetua Resources is a proposed open-pit gold and antimony mine in a remote area of the Payette National Forest near Yellow Pine, Idaho, as seen aboard an EcoFlight.