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Four Washington teen activists explain how 2019 became the year of youth climate action
In the Northwest and beyond, young people helped the climate movement go mainstream this year. Where should it go from here?
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10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019
Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed.
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Washington's oysters are a case study of hope in the face of environmental disaster
When climate change started killing the Pacific Northwest's oysters by the millions, scientists and growers taught the world how to safeguard an ecosystem.
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For sustenance and tradition, Puget Sound tribes and scientists join forces to breed millions of clams
After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish.
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Before the Big One: Geologists dig into smaller fault lines to predict Washington's future earthquakes
The faults under Eastern Washington aren't as famous as the feared Cascadia Subduction Zone, but they still pose a threat to communities like Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Yakima.