Tag: Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash)

A Poisonous Cold War Legacy That Defies a Solution

A $528 billion plan to clean up 54 million gallons of radioactive bomb-making waste may never be achieved. Government negotiators are looking for a compromise.

Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units

Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.

A Japanese American Family, a Native American Tribe and a Bountiful Friendship

In the face of discrimination and hate, the Inabas and the Yakama Nation forged a bond through a farm in eastern Washington that has lasted for more than 100 years.

Climate Change Is Ravaging the Colorado River. There’s a Model to Avert the Worst.

Success in the Yakima River Basin in Washington holds lessons for the seven states at war over water in the American West.