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Una nieve más limpia podría frenar el cambio climático y proporcionar más agua potable
Científicos del Noroeste han descubierto que reducir la contaminación por los gases de efecto invernadero podría ensuciar menos la nieve. Eso significa que permanecería más tiempo en las montañas, según un estudio publicado en Nature Communications. Continue Reading Una nieve más limpia podría frenar el cambio climático y proporcionar más agua potable
WSU Student workers could go on strike before final exams, end of semester
Unionized Washington State University student workers rally on the Pullman campus on September 27, 2023. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read As unionized Washington State University workers… Continue Reading WSU Student workers could go on strike before final exams, end of semester
Volunteers helping sagebrush, wildflowers grow where fires burned
Volunteers with the Columbia Basin chapter of Washington’s Native Plant Society met up at a local hiking hotspot in southeastern Washington on a cold November afternoon to replant sagebrush tubelings… Continue Reading Volunteers helping sagebrush, wildflowers grow where fires burned
Some tribal leaders support bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. (Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read One Northwest tribe says bringing grizzlies to the North Cascades would restore harmony to… Continue Reading Some tribal leaders support bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades
Invasive mussels inching closer to the Columbia Basin, federal report says more could be done to stop them
Quagga mussels clog a boat motor. (Credit: The Government of Alberta, Flickr Creative Commons) Listen (Runtime 0:57) Read Fast-spreading invasive aquatic mussels are hitching rides on boats, kayaks and jet… Continue Reading Invasive mussels inching closer to the Columbia Basin, federal report says more could be done to stop them
Hundreds gather for vigil to honor slain University of Idaho students as community finds ways to heal
At the vigil on the University of Idaho campus on Monday, November 13, Madison Whitney, the president of the Alpha Phi sorority, spoke about Kaylee Goncalves. “Kaylee Goncalves had a… Continue Reading Hundreds gather for vigil to honor slain University of Idaho students as community finds ways to heal
WA expands health insurance plans to undocumented residents, but it’s still cost-prohibitive
Around 105-thousand more Washington residents are now eligible to buy health insurance through the state. But for many, those plans are still too expensive. Continue Reading WA expands health insurance plans to undocumented residents, but it’s still cost-prohibitive
Pierce County power outage tied to routine test
The substation impacted by today’s power outage in Pierce County. (Courtesy: Tacoma Power Staff) Read Thousands of homes and businesses in Pierce County went dark Wednesday morning when the power… Continue Reading Pierce County power outage tied to routine test
Cartografía de la cultura hispana y latina/e/x en el estado de Washington
En Washington viven más de un millón de hispanos o latinos. La herencia mexicana es muy común, pero los de muchos otros orígenes se están abriendo camino en el Noroeste. Continue Reading Cartografía de la cultura hispana y latina/e/x en el estado de Washington
Tacomans deciding on progressive renter protections
After Tuesday night’s general election, Tacoma’s Citizens’ Initiative Measure No. 1 was failing by a slight margin.
Still, the mood at Real Art Tacoma, where supporters of Measure 1 and City Council candidate Jamika Scott gathered Tuesday night was electric.
Continue Reading Tacomans deciding on progressive renter protections
Ganadores del Washington State Book Award hablan de linaje y de narración generacional
El Washington Center for the Book entregó los Premios del Libro del Estado de Washington 2023 para libros destacados publicados por autores de Washington. Lauren Gallup entrevistó a Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe y Johanna Bejarano entrevistó a Ricardo Ruiz – dos de los ganadores. Continue Reading Ganadores del Washington State Book Award hablan de linaje y de narración generacional
Senior food program cancels in-person meals due to Inland Northwest gas outage
At Clarkston’s Valley Community Center, kitchen operations that would normally feed between 50 and 100 people on Thursday ground to a halt after a regional natural gas outage that made most of the kitchen unusable. Continue Reading Senior food program cancels in-person meals due to Inland Northwest gas outage
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