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Ground Squirrel “High School” features classes, cliques and clubs
Columbian ground squirrels are only active for around two months of the year, and spend most of their time hibernating. (Credit: David Restivo / National Park Service) Listen (Runtime :57)
Kaiser Permanente of WA removes First Fill, other benefit changes for public and school employees
Kaiser Permanente of Washington is removing a program that required members to refill maintenance medications through a Kaiser pharmacy or mail order service – after filling the first prescription at a network pharmacy.
Have thoughts on potentially bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades? Speak your mind at public meetings
A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. The National Park Service is evaluating whether to reintroduce grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades. (Photo Courtesy: National Park Service) Listen Do you
Energy Northwest faces consequences over incident that exposed workers
Energy Northwest is expected to get a second “white finding” from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission over worker exposures two years ago at the Columbia Generating Station near Richland. (Photo
Court rules Eggleston may appeal medical commission’s denial of preliminary injunction
A retired Clarkston ophthalmologist was facing discipline from the Washington Medical Commission after writing a series of opinion columns sharing contested COVID-19 information. Now, he will be allowed to appeal a decision denying his request for a preliminary injunction. Rachel Sun reports.
The immediate impact of levee setbacks in Pierce County
In the foothills of Mt. Rainier runs the Carbon, the Puyallup and the White Rivers, meandering through towns and cities, along roadways and near homes, the paint strokes of the natural environment now surrounded by a human-built ecosystem. Once tightly restricted by levees, these rivers are beginning to again flow closer to how they would have, not adhering to the confines and rules of where humans want water to go.
Big trouble on the Columbia: EPA studies river’s toxic algae spread
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists Rochelle Labiosa (right) and Lil Herger examine the Columbia River for toxic algae as Jason Pappani leans over to reach into the water. (Credit: Rajah
Tacoma is facing a $10-12 million funding gap for homeless shelters
The City of Tacoma is facing a gap in funding, a gap equal to paying for 307 beds in emergency shelters set up across Tacoma.
Tacoma and other area municipalities have recently enacted restrictions or bans on homeless encampments.
Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before
Blue-green algae seen behind Lower Granite dam on the Snake River. (Credit: Courtney Flatt) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read From the air above Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River, a
Washington closes Larch prison as staff push back over jobs, wildfire risk
Larch staff have pushed back against the closure of the minimum security since plans were announced this summer, including filing a lawsuit that they hoped would pause the closure. A
How some Northwest tribes cultivate land for First Foods, traditional medicines
Jeremy, Stella and Manaia Wolf, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, collect fresh fir boughs in the Rainwater Wildlife Area near Dayton, Wash. The fir boughs
Controversial Tacoma warehouse proposal moves forward
The City of Tacoma hearing examiner has upheld the city’s decision to issue a development permit for a mega-warehouse in South Tacoma.
The permit decision was appealed by Seattle nonprofit EarthJustice, on behalf of the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma, which argued that the city and developer hadn’t adequately analyzed the environmental impacts of the development, and therefore the city erred in issuing a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance, (MDNS) and Critical Areas Development Permit (CADP) for the project.
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