10 biggest environmental stories of 2023

Pollinator problem: A new predator is stalking mason bees

Attracted by a backyard conservation boom, houdini flies are threatening bee populations

Company secures world-first fusion power license in Washington

Construction is underway for a plant that will provide electricity for a Microsoft data center

This technology is being called the ‘future of grazing in the West’

Barbed-wire fences changed the western US in the 1800s. Can virtual fences change it back?

Oregon recycling program keeps 130,000 mattresses out of landfills in first year

The state contributed to a gangbusters total of 2 million mattresses recycled as part of a four-state program 

A court freed millions for wildfire mitigation. A Trump proposal could freeze it again

Amid fire season in the Gorge, a legal game of chicken over safety funding is playing out between government agencies