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Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities.
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Project engineers partially drained Capitol Lake this week, part of a plan to transform Olympia by removing a dam and restoring the tidelands and estuary that was there before.
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For nearly a decade, the Quinault Indian Nation has faced rising sea levels that have forced them to relocate residents and civic buildings in Taholah to higher ground.
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The U.S. government has acknowledged the harmful effects dams have had on tribal fisheries. OPB reporter Tony Schick found that some of these actions were deliberate.
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Eurasian watermilfoil — a fast-growing, non-native aquatic plant that threatens domestic water sources has infested Orcas Island’s Cascade Lake.
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The new agreement will help manage the waterways for the next 20 years, with an emphasis on ecosystem improvement and collaboration with U.S. tribes and Canadian First Nations.
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The tech giants both report surges in greenhouse gas emissions as they double-down on adding artificial intelligence to all of their products.
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The state Department of Natural Resources issued a statewide ban on outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes and prescribed burns on its lands.
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To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to shoot barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins.
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The shellfish can encrust dam infrastructure and clog water pipes, and threaten to cause millions of dollars worth of problems.
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If enough qualifying signatures are verified, voters will see a ban on banning gas on this fall’s ballot, along with three other climate and tax measures.
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Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations.