Claiming emergencies in timber supply and fire risk, the Trump administration has called for a “new era” in national forest management, bypassing environmental reviews and upping logging volume by 25% ...

Even with less bureaucracy and fewer environmental safeguards, stimulating an industry that’s in the doldrums won’t come easy, according to foresters and businessmen.

Ice Peaks was supposed to sprawl across Washington, from the Canadian border to Mount Adams. But politics got in the way.

Federal layoffs have created chaos for Northwest public lands, and a cascade of damaging environmental consequences appears ...

The Trump administration declared a state of emergency in timber supply and national forest health across the United States ...

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The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.

The Cowles Company is donating The Spokesman-Review newspaper to Spokane-based Comma Community Journalism Lab, transitioning the business into a  nonprofit model.

Cowles Company – the multi-generational owner of The Spokesman-Review newspaper – will explore turning the newspaper into a nonprofit that partners with local school districts, regional universities a ...

Even with less bureaucracy and fewer environmental safeguards, stimulating an industry that’s in the doldrums won’t come easy, according to foresters and businessmen.

The pulp mill in town shut down years ago. Now, a British investor sees opportunity as the Trump administration targets ...