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Environment
Audubon Study: More Than Half Of Washington Birds Species Risk Extinction From Climate Change
The study found that across North America, 389 species, or nearly two-thirds of the continent’s birds, are vulnerable to the heat waves, rising seas, increased fires and storms and other disruptions that 3 °C of climate change could bring. Continue Reading Audubon Study: More Than Half Of Washington Birds Species Risk Extinction From Climate Change
North Cascades Grizzly Proposal Brings Out Hundreds Opposed (And Some In Favor) In Okanogan
Around 450 people filed into the AgriComplex building at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds Monday night. They wanted to voice their opinions on a draft plan to relocate grizzlies to the North Cascades. Continue Reading North Cascades Grizzly Proposal Brings Out Hundreds Opposed (And Some In Favor) In Okanogan
Researchers Are Freezing Their Ship Into Arctic Ice To Study Climate Change
An ambitious Arctic expedition has reached a milestone. Researchers have found a floe to freeze into, where they’ll construct an observatory and study Arctic systems from a ship. Continue Reading Researchers Are Freezing Their Ship Into Arctic Ice To Study Climate Change
Study: We’re Pulling Tuna Out Of The Ocean At Unprecedented And Unsustainable Rates
A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered “vulnerable,” have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable. Continue Reading Study: We’re Pulling Tuna Out Of The Ocean At Unprecedented And Unsustainable Rates
Northwest Utility PacifiCorp Releases Plan To Cut Coal Power And Add Renewables
Environmental groups have been pressing PacifiCorp for years to close more of its coal plants sooner and speed up its transition to renewable energy. But leaders in states like Wyoming, where the utility’s coal plants are stationed, say the company would be hurting local economies and betraying their trust by closing coal plants early. Continue Reading Northwest Utility PacifiCorp Releases Plan To Cut Coal Power And Add Renewables
In Central Washington, Forest Equipment Chews Through Fuel To Reduce Threat Of ‘The Next Paradise’
Connecting different projects – like these large-scale fuels management ones – with efforts by homeowners down below helps make the landscape more resilient. It’s part of a larger effort to help central Washington avoid the fate of towns like Paradise, California, which was devastated by the Camp Fire in 2018.
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Federal Wildlife Agency Announces Protections For Caribou Habitat In Washington And Idaho
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the southern mountain population of woodland caribou as endangered and confirmed 47 square miles in Idaho and Washington as critical habitat requiring special protection. Continue Reading Federal Wildlife Agency Announces Protections For Caribou Habitat In Washington And Idaho
Don’t Want Plastic With Your Seafood? Neither Do Otters And Orcas In Northwest Waters
Plastics in the ocean food chain has become a hot topic for local scientists, for similar reasons city and state policy makers and activists are debating plastic bag bans and how to reduce plastic straw and bottled water usage. All are concerned that the world’s oceans are awash in plastic trash and fibers. Continue Reading Don’t Want Plastic With Your Seafood? Neither Do Otters And Orcas In Northwest Waters
Jay Inslee Calls On State Wildlife Agency To ‘Significantly Reduce’ Lethal Wolf Actions
In a letter to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind, Inslee asked that the state increase efforts to change guidelines that dictate when a wolf can be lethally removed. Continue Reading Jay Inslee Calls On State Wildlife Agency To ‘Significantly Reduce’ Lethal Wolf Actions
Only 2 Countries Are Meeting Their Climate Pledges. Here’s How The 10 Worst Could Improve
10 countries account for approximately 70 percent of the world’s emissions, and all except one — India — are not on pace to meet the climate goals needed to prevent 2 degrees Celsius of warming. Continue Reading Only 2 Countries Are Meeting Their Climate Pledges. Here’s How The 10 Worst Could Improve
Washington, Oregon Among 17 States Suing Feds Over Changes To Endangered Species Protections
Seventeen states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of a global extinction crisis. Continue Reading Washington, Oregon Among 17 States Suing Feds Over Changes To Endangered Species Protections
Study: Drinking Water Violations Are Higher For Communities Of Color, Including In Northwest
A new study on the nation’s Safe Drinking Water Act has found that low-income residents and communities of color are especially vulnerable to health-related problems because of unresolved drinking water violations. In the Northwest, 16 counties in Oregon and Washington were identified with the highest rate of drinking water violations Continue Reading Study: Drinking Water Violations Are Higher For Communities Of Color, Including In Northwest
