Western Dispatch

State lawmakers commit to a sustainable course with an ambitious new energy efficiency bill.

The land of endless vegetable rows and fruit groves is also one of our most important flyways. The birds could use some tending, too.

With a new series of bills, California promises to protect the environment no matter what happens on the federal level.

Roadside plants helped officials trace the source of a public health crisis and led to new standards for clean air in Oregon.

Some members of the small-house movement live off the grid—but Oregon’s cities want them to stay on it.

The state knows a thing or two about creating a climate policy that’ll keep battling carbon pollution—even if the feds cut and run.

After eating its way up the Pacific Coast, the notorious invader is starting to dig its claws into an important Washington fishery.

Solar and wind power are booming in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. Here are some secrets to their success.

Two ballot initiatives involving the bag ban are on the ballot this November—but one of them is not what it seems.