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Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it's ceasing exploration in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future.The company says an exploratory well drilled to 6,800…
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The U.S. Interior Department says the greater sage grouse does not need federal protections across its 11-state Western range after some limits were put…
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The agency says some 480,000 diesel-powered Volkswagens have sophisticated software that detects emissions testing — and "turns full emissions controls on only during the test."
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Humans should be part of any consideration of how well Puget Sound’s ecological recovery is going. How we’re thriving and benefiting are critical parts of…
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Environmental groups are suing the Port of Seattle over its decision to let Royal Dutch Shell base part of its Arctic drilling fleet here, arguing the…
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King County is poised to join the city of Seattle and several other municipalities in passing a resolution banning the burning and the transportation of…
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They’re the tools of modern-day warfare: unmanned aircraft systems better known as drones.They’re also being tested to help carry out important scientific…
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Washington scientists guessed that mysterious mounds hundreds of feet below the surface of Hood Canal were deposited by Ice Age glaciers or built up by…
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A peer-reviewed study found that the sea was rising 60 percent faster than the U.N. estimated. It means that low-lying cities may need to prepare for more severe floods than had been expected.
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HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a judge's ruling that a mining company must go through a stricter permitting process before it can…