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Some 40% of state’s wildfires this season were in Western Washington

Washington problem,” not just an Eastern Washington one, the head of the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday.
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Wildfires are big polluters. Should the state use Climate Commitment Act money to fight them?

Faced with a budget deficit during the last session of the legislature, lawmakers cut the amount of money DNR expected to ...

Climate dollars eyed for WA wildfire funding

Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in ...

Oregon and Washington state's fire season by the numbers

Wildfire season has come to an end in Oregon and Washington, but the head of a key Washington state agency worries about ...

Washington lands commissioner wants state to reverse budget cuts

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove is ready to fight the state to restore budget cuts coming to ...
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Washington officials take stock as the state’s wildfire season winds down

With fall weather dampening wildland fire conditions in Washington, officials are beginning to reflect on the fire season. Washington state saw more individual fires than last season, but fewer acres ...