Environment
As Puget Sound orcas dwindle, dam removal pressure grows
A governor-appointed task force considers whether removing six dams across Washington could help restore the salmon runs our whales rely on.
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We’re putting homes in wildfire paths
For people living in the “wildland-urban interface,” wildfire risk is the new normal, and the risk is increasing as more people move into places where cul-de-sac meets forest or sagebrush.
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Warning: Breathing wildfire smoke can have long-term health effects
The skies across much of the Northwest are choked with smoke from wildfires. Air quality east of the Cascade Mountains
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Using Twitter to map a wildfire
At the end of July, Twitter user Alicia Santana posted a photo of a man sitting in a plastic folding
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Slower ships: A saving grace for orcas?
To the human eye, big ships cruising along the west side of San Juan Island this summer might have looked