The City of Columbia has started work along South Beltline Boulevard, Plowden Road, and Loquat Drive to address aging ...

The Colorado River Basin has lost twice as much groundwater since 2003 as water taken out of its reservoirs, according to a study based on satellite data.

After dropping to historic levels last year due to ongoing drought and high temperatures, hydropower generated in the ...

To see evidence of the Columbia River’s ancient past, you might not need to visit the river at all. In a roadcut just south of Granger, Yakima County, 10 million-year-old evidence is in plain view.

Tacoma, Washington, a smokestack leached toxic lead into the water and air. Living nearby: three men who would become some of ...

It's a testament to Mother Nature's strength and power, so vast and spectacular that it's often considered the "Grand Canyon of Washington."The Grand Coulee in Washington is an ancient river bed gorge ...

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can ...

The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

The lawsuit seeks to reverse a key permit for the NEXT Renewable Fuels refinery along the Columbia River over concerns it ...

A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming world.

Caught up in the tariff spat between the United States and Canada is a little-known treaty that shapes the lives of millions of Americans and Canadians.

Microsoft Corp. has awarded NOAA Fisheries researchers two years of advanced computing power and technical expertise to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model aimed at improving salmon habitat ...