Courtney Flatt
Courtney Flatt covers environmental and natural resource issues for Northwest Public Broadcasting. She is based in Washington’s Tri-Cities. She began her journalism career a
Latest work
Environment
Northwest wolves could lose federal protection
Plans to delist wolves will create controversy — but Washington wolves might be safe under state protections.
Environment
What does WA do with broken down wind turbines?
Taylor Hays grew up watching her father fix wind turbines. She didn’t consider herself to be very mechanical. But
Environment
These very hungry caterpillars are eating WA forests — and fueling wildfires
Tussock moth caterpillars are stripping fir trees throughout the state. To keep our trees healthy, the U.S. Forest Service is fighting back with a spray-on virus straight out of sci-fi.
Environment
Everything you wanted to know about Atlantic salmon — in the Northwest
This story originally appeared on EarthFix. Earlier this month, a net pen broke apart near Washington’s Cypress Island. The