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<p>Forests in the coolest, wettest parts of the western Pacific Northwest are likely to see the biggest increases in burn probability, fire size and number of blazes as the climate continues to get warmer and drier.</p>

An Oregon State University scientist’s study found that climate change is contributing to an escalating threat of wildfires in the Pacific Northwest’s coolest and wettest forests.

Climate change could double fire activity in PNWs wettest forests by 2035, impacting socio-ecological systems. New modeling by OSU scientists warns.

The untamed ferocity of wildfires has long been a force of nature, shaping landscapes and ecosystems in both destructive and transformative ways. Once flames move across forests and leave trails of charred remnants, it often triggers complex conversations about the interplay between ecological resil

With major snow coming to Oregon's mountains next week, here are 10 unique trips into the mountains.

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This week, the Environment Northwest team takes a look at how the shrinking snowpack is impacting Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

Pacific salmon face no shortage of issues, but the decline in Cascade snowpack may be the most important factor in their years-long decline.

To the Journal editor: Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. and its CEO, Lourenco Goncalves, have been prominent in the news lately with their unsuccessful bid to purcha