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The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people.

If you’ve ever slammed on your brakes for a deer in the road, you know the heart-pumping feeling of a near-miss. Northwest drivers are getting help navigating without putting wildlife at risk.

A hiker's death led to calls for a cougar cull. But a growing body of research suggests that aggressive killing can lead to more problem encounters with humans, not less.

A hiker's death lead to calls for a cougar cull. But a growing body of research suggests that aggressive killing can lead to more problem encounters with humans, not less.

Every year, volunteers snorkel the entire Salmon River to count every single Spring Chinook and Steelhead in the name of science

It was not solely natural disaster, climate or drought. It was part of the plan.

The Oregon Bee Atlas is training volunteers to collect and identify hundreds of native bees — an important step in learning which species live here and if their numbers are declining.

Not all wildfire is a force of destruction. Many of our favorite NW plants and animals have evolved to depend on it.

Over the years, small communities in Washington have learned to live with the threat, tragedy — even the good sides — that come from fire on the land.

Our continued drive to suppress wildfire doesn’t just come at the cost of an unhealthy forest. It puts firefighters in harm’s way.And the Forest Service has begun to question whether that’s happening more than necessary.

On a handful of fires this summer, the Forest Service is testing out a new approach to try and keep its firefighters safe.It’s a team of risk management experts that pours over maps and data to figure out where firefighting efforts are actually necessary, and where they’re likely to succeed. Its goal is to minimize unnecessary risk to firefighters.

New smoke management rules aim to increase amount of prescribed burns in fire-prone forests.

Keep an eye out for beer bottles with the word "refillable" stamped into the glass. They're popping up on store shelves across Oregon as the state brings back a more sustainable way of drinking beer.

Air quality is bad in the West when wildfires burn - cancelling out all our gains in reducing air pollution from cars and industry.

For people living in the “wildland-urban interface,” wildfire risk is the new normal, and the risk is increasing as more people move into places where cul-de-sac meets forest or sagebrush.

Learn about selective eating and food phobias, two lesser-known eating disorders afflicting children. Next, discover Little Sous, a new concept for turning kids into confident cooks. And finally, a cookbook author and food blogger fills us in on raisin...

The cause of the Substation Fire remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations occur.

Is the Forest Service practicing what it preaches about allowing more fire on the land?

Scientists are studying midshipman fish in Hood Canal for clues to improving human hearing.

People in Montana say what’s happened with grizzlies in their state could be a guide for Washington, where the bears are in big trouble but on the verge of getting reinforcements.

One of the Northwest’s largest dairies has faced some big troubles in its first year of operation. The rise and rapid fall of Lost Valley Farm has alarmed environmentalists and shocked neighboring farms.

Rural kids are just as likely to have asthma as children growing up in congested cities.

One of the Northwest's biggest egg producers decided to take extra care with its land and water. But will people pay more for eggs certified 'salmon safe?'

The West's greater sage grouse are in trouble for all kinds of reasons. Researchers are starting to look into an unusual threat: predatory ravens.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether treaties between tribes and the federal government require state taxpayers to dish out billions to dig up roads for salmon.

Legend Solar co-founder Shaun Alldredge speaking by telephone with OPB/EarthFix reporter Tony Schick on Feb. 26, 2018.

Legend Solar co-founder Shaun Alldredge speaking by telephone with OPB/EarthFix reporter Tony Schick on Feb. 26, 2018.

With a drought on the horizon, the Klamath Basin prepares for the worst.