Congressionally Chartered. Scholarship Driven. Fiercely Nonpartisan.

But there is no time to waste—each year that goes by with empty nets and fisheries closures brings us closer to the ruin of a ...

Feb. 9 to consider Southeast proposals, including Proposal 156 which calls for a 25% reduction in Southeast Alaska hatchery-permitted pink and chum salmon egg takes. Public testimony is scheduled to ...

Aside from Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, many Republicans who may have the returning president’s ear bitterly oppose dam breaching.

Environmental advocates say the previous 2020 study was flawed, and a revision would help restore and prevent extinction of ...

Discover an exquisite selection of U.S. destinations where foodies can expect to find the best and freshest local seafood.

The two Washington state-based companies anticipated fishermen would be able to unload their catch at their floating freezer barges during the salmon season in a first for the state's salmon ...

During the annual fall and winter season fish egg collection operations in Michigan, the Little Manistee River in Manistee had such a successful wild Chinook salmon run that it was able to supply eggs ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation said they will update an environmental study on the management of federal dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers. The agencies will ...

Since pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into helping President-elect Donald Trump win the 2024 election, Elon Musk has emerged as a major Washington power player. Musk has the ear of the ...

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid ...

For Congress — and the larger Washington government apparatus ... he’ll need to better understand the administrative state that he’s antagonized and played fast and loose with for ...