A Washington beach has been ranked among the top 10 most bacteria-contaminated beaches in the U.S., based on state water ...

U.S. Senator Patty Murray toured Springwood Ranch in Kittitas County today, discussing the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan's recent acquisition.

The maps display places of use, water bodies, the type of water rights associated with a property, and “water device points” such as wells, dams, and pumps. The Water Resources Web Map is a ...

Bellingham has added nearly 100 acres of land to protected areas around Lake Whatcom over the past two months, including 48 ...

If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about the day-to-day of school ...

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

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.

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

“Benthic algae mats, rather than being dispersed through the water column, they’re actually attached to the substrate at the ...

Just east of downtown Vancouver and the Interstate 5 Bridge, the Columbia River Renaissance Trail is a pleasant, paved ...

The foundation's Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) processed 10,120 samples at 604 locations during 2024. Of these, 483 sites—about 80 percent—showed at least one sample with bacteria concentrations ...