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Washington should join West Coast in banning harmful hobby mining
Suction dredge mining hurts salmon and orcas. It's past time to regulate it.
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Human Elements: Why an octopus might think like an alien
Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus.
Environment
The kids who sued the U.S. over climate change and lost aren't giving up
Despite setbacks, the young activists behind the landmark suit say they'll continue their court battle to enforce climate mitigation.
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Threatened by climate change, Washington's rare wolverines aren't endangered — yet
Citing declining snowpack and increased winter recreation, 10 environmental groups are planning to force the government to protect these elusive carnivores.
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Seattle may lose its National Archives. That should concern more than local historians
The vast collection, along with our larger ecosystem of historical scholarship, helps make Seattle great.