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As Puget Sound orcas dwindle, dam removal pressure grows
A governor-appointed task force considers whether removing six dams across Washington could help restore the salmon runs our whales rely on.
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Retired lab chimps find an unlikely sanctuary in Central Washington
The expanding Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest near Cle Elum offers a humane future for our closest nonhuman relatives.
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Images of Seattle, before and after the smoke rolled in
Do you remember the days when the skies were blue ... or gray, at least?
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Using Twitter to map a wildfire
At the end of July, Twitter user Alicia Santana posted a photo of a man sitting in a plastic folding
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Warning: Breathing wildfire smoke can have long-term health effects
The skies across much of the Northwest are choked with smoke from wildfires. Air quality east of the Cascade Mountains