Columbia River

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday pulling the federal government out of a historical Columbia River management deal.

Environmental groups are asking a court to reverse a permit for a proposed renewable diesel refinery in Columbia County, over concerns it could pollute the Columbia River and disrupt working farms.

Benthic algae mats often appear attached to the floor of a waterway or floating in water in clumps. The bacteria was discovered in the Columbia River last year.

All Washington state agencies are trimming their budgets. Last month, the Gorge Commission’s was cut completely.

The loss of Eric Anderson at the national wildlife refuges along the lower Columbia River has some worried amid broader federal layoffs under the Trump administration.

Tariffs and job cuts at federal agencies are making life more complicated for the Columbia River Bar pilots who play a critical role in connecting Pacific Northwest agriculture with buyers in the rest of the world.

Amazon's push for small modular nuclear reactors is just the latest development in decadeslong fight over nuclear energy.

American white pelicans, with 9-foot, black-tipped wings and long orange beaks, are typically migratory birds. The birds’ numbers in the region dropped in the 19th and 20th centuries. But in recent years, they’ve been overwintering around the Columbia River, and they’ve set up at least two colonies that are now home to thousands of breeding pairs.

The floating parades, among Portland’s longest-running holiday traditions, started as a one-person show.

Peyton Scott's first foray into open water swimming became not only a physical battle, but also a reckoning with the traumas from her youth.