Renewable natural gas – also known as biogenic methane – sounds like an oxymoron. Produced using manure, trash and wastewater sludge, its origins may not be much more glamorous than hydraulic fracking,...

“Women in STEM” is a phrase you will frequently hear on a college campus, spoken genuinely at times and at other times, as sarcastic words of encouragement during a grueling science lab. As a straightforward...

Step off campus and take a stroll downtown. Just walking down Main Street, it likely won’t take more than a few blocks before you will lose count of the wineries you'll pass. Better yet, venture...

Nearly a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, a number of executive orders have changed the landscape for nonprofit organizations across the country. Here in Walla Walla, the new federal administration...

When I enter Frank Dunnivant’s office, I am greeted by a plethora of plants, some towering to the ceiling. He’s wearing a purple tie-dye shirt and sitting criss-cross applesauce in a swivel chair....

On Dec. 16, 2024, Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) announced that two electric vehicles (EVs) will soon be available on campus for students to rent by the hour.  Co-Chair of the ASWC...

Voting for or against environmental ballot measures may be more complicated than many realize. Not only do such measures frequently involve complex or vaguely worded scientific concepts — e.g. “carbon...

On Oct. 21, the Union Bulletin broke the news that the Port of Walla Walla Commissioners were considering selling 500 acres of land in the Wallula Gap Business Park to Advance Phase LLC for $32 million....

At Whitman, many students take biology, chemistry or biochemistry courses that involve working with a variety of chemicals in the lab. Notably, these chemicals are disposed of in different ways depending...

40 million years ago, the Cascade Mountain Range was formed, the result of the incredible forces of the earth's tectonic plates colliding together and forcing the earth upwards to create those inspiring...

  Water consumption has become a pressing issue worldwide, particularly in the West. In Walla Walla, rainfall fluctuates, and concerns about aquifer depletion are growing. Academic institutions...

Sitting under the fluorescent lights in the Hall of Science, I imagine this environment is not too different from the lab in which senior Biology major Ashley Rabenold conducted her summer research....