Shelly Boyd traced her finger over a raised-relief map made by her students of the Sn̓ʕay̓čkstx traditional territory. She spoke of the great expanse, touching the now-drowned Kettle Falls on the ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

Federal firefighting on public lands in the U.S. works like this: Resources rotate as the fire season progresses regionally.

The chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is urging the U.S. Department of Defense and other ...

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation – whose Nespelem, Washington, clinic is shown in this 2021 photo – are among five tribes in the Northwest who receive health care directly ...