The Whitman College website proudly boasts a one-to-one student-to-tree ratio. The factuality of this claim is up for debate, but that’s not the point. Whitman’s campus is certainly greener than...

If you’ve lived in the Inland Northwest for any period of time, you’ve likely heard of proposals to breach the four lower Snake River dams. In 2021, Congressman Mike Simpson, a Republican from...

On April 8, the Supreme Court overruled a lower court order to reinstate the 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) workers that were terminated in February. These civil servants provide critical services...

If you take the highway south out of Walla Walla and keep going for about an hour, just before reaching Pendleton you’ll pass by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)....

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....