Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River from Little Goose Dam A large oil leak went undetected for 90 days at a dam on the Lower Snake River. Courtney Flatt
Business Saudi Arabia's siding with Russia on oil cuts causes a rift with Washington The decision by the OPEC+ group of oil producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, has created a breach in U.S.-Saudi relations, with members of Congress calling to retaliate. Jackie Northam
Business Gloom oozes from energy forecasts that show oil demand dropping, heating bills rising The weakening economy around the world will drive down demand for oil in the coming months, according to OPEC, while the U.S. government warns that households will pay more for heat this winter. Camila Domonoske
Business Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to massive cuts to oil output. Here's why it matters The 2 million bpd cut in oil production was backed by Saudi Arabia and could benefit Russia. The OPEC+ meeting took place as much of the world is battling soaring energy costs and rising inflation. Jackie Northam
Environment On a low tide, two stories collide: Reporter's Notebook It’s funny how stories collide sometimes. John Ryan
Environment Fishing boat lifted out of orca waters after 5 weeks on sea floor A salvage team successfully lifted the Aleutian Isle onto a barge Wednesday afternoon, more than five weeks after the fishing boat sank into the depths off San Juan Island. John Ryan
Environment Fishing boat that sank in orca waters ran into trouble 24 hours earlier The fishing boat that sank off San Juan Island in August had run into trouble – apparently running aground – the previous day. John Ryan
Environment Deepwater diesel cleanup stalls at San Juans shipwreck U.S. Coast Guard officials say divers won’t be able to reach the Aleutian Isle, a sunken fishing boat off San Juan Island, until next week. John Ryan
Business Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon. These factors will determine what happens next The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4 a gallon. These are four key factors that could determine what happens next with prices at the pump. Arezou Rezvani
Latin America Russia's invasion of Ukraine heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze The Russian invasion of Ukraine has further fueled already high food and energy costs, hitting the poorest people hardest. The Associated Press
