By Philip Ferolito TROUT LAKE -- Amid towering pines scorched black by the Cold Springs Fire just southeast of Mount Adams, dozens of firefighters overturn and extinguish smoldering embers.

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jul. 26--A forest fire burning southeast of Mount Adams is the latest manifestation of a troubling relationship between climate change, insects and wildfires, scientists and land managers say.

By Philip Ferolito Crews continue making significant gains on the Cold Springs Fire southeast of Mount Adams and expect to have it fully contained by Aug. 1. By Tuesday, 85 percent of the blaze was contained, and crews were working to beef up fire breaks as wide as 300 feet, said U.S.

By Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. Jul. 22--Crews are making more gains today on the Cold Springs Fire burning southeast of Mount Adams, and now have it 85 percent contained.

By Phil Ferolito, Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. Jul. 22--Having now made significant progress against the Cold Springs Fire southeast of Mount Adams, crews expect to start the long mop-up operation Thursday.