Projects ranging from floodplain restoration to improving water quality and fish passage will benefit from nearly $5 million in funding being provided by Oregon and Washington state lawmakers. 

Soil testing on a private lot under construction at Kennewick’s Vista Field found levels of synthetic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, above the limit set by state Department of Ecology.

A year after requesting documents on plans to lease 19,000 acres of the Hanford site for clean energy development, a conservation group is asking a federal judge to force the U.S. Department of Energy to respond. 

President Donald Trump is directing federal agencies to withdraw from a settlement with tribes and the states of Washington and Oregon that could have led to the breaching of the Snake River dams.

Local government officials hope these federal grant dollars will lead to the revitalization of vacant lots and dilapidated buildings in areas across the Mid-Columbia.

Heritage Landscaping of Kennewick is under new ownership, but the new faces at the helm aren’t unfamiliar.

A cleanup contractor recovered 137 gallons of oil, but couldn’t collect the remaining 145 gallons, which entered the Columbia River. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District is closing multiple recreation areas and reducing services due to limited resources.

As a part of a series of upgrades in the Tri-Cities and across the nation, a Pasco postal facility is growing a fleet of electric vehicles, including some uniquely designed for postal deliveries.

A variety of factors could be causing or combining to kill off honeybees at a faster pace this year. Known stressors include nutrition deficiencies, mite infestations, viral diseases and possible pesticide exposure during the previous pollinating season.