Washington State

The state has trapped more than 900,000 of the crustaceans, which pose a threat to native wildlife, the shellfish industry and shoreline habitats.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is updating its State Wildlife Action Plan, a roadmap for how the state should focus conservation efforts and what species and habitats to prioritize.

State law requires $2 from each plate purchased and renewed be deposited into the Wildlife Rehabilitation Account to support the care and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.

Law enforcement agencies are chomping at the bit for fentanyl detection K-9s, worrying some advocates who see the dogs as intrusive.

As the state enters what is historically its toughest month of the year for wildfires, large blazes continue to burn in central and eastern Washington and smoke could be on the horizon on the west side of the state.

A new state law will allow local governments to offer a tax deferral to developers who turn office space into affordable housing.

The United States and Canada have reached a preliminary agreement renewing and modernizing the Columbia River Treaty, which has governed the river’s dams and reservoirs for 60 years.

Most came from people with disabilities. Nationwide, the complaints remain at record-high levels, according to a new report.

Washington’s public lands commissioner, Hilary Franz, is voicing skepticism about a federal proposal to kill thousands of barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to help the threatened northern spotted owl.

A report by the Biden administration and U.S. Department of the Interior marks the first time the government has detailed the harms caused by 11 dams in the Snake and Columbia River basins.