Environment
To protect orcas, boats in Puget Sound must stay 1,000 yards away
SB 5371 expands the buffer zone for endangered southern resident killer whales, who depend on sonar to hunt and communicate in the Salish Sea.
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Mossback's Northwest: How Portland pickled a lost orca
In 1931, a baby whale swam up the Columbia and wound up buried on a Washington mountain. Sound like Northwest lore? Well, it's true.
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How to get the most out of Seattle public transit
Is it hard to go carless around the Sound? One frequent rider shares how to navigate one of the nation's busiest transit systems.
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Washington launches new statewide tree-equity collaboration
The DNR is partnering with the nonprofit American Forests to bridge gaps in access to the lifesaving benefits of trees.
Environment
River otters return to the Duwamish despite toxic contamination
Is their presence a harbinger of environmental recovery? Don't assume so.