Ashley Ahearn
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Can-Am Leaders Launch Salmon Recovery Effort
Leaders on salmon research and recovery from the United States and Canada came together in Seattle Wednesday to announce a new project. It’s called the
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Seattle Mayor’s Coal Economics Study Released
The results of an economic analysis of coal export impacts on Seattle have just been released, more than a month after they were handed over to Mayor Mike
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Tracking An Alpine Frog That Chuckles And Beeps For Climate Change Research
Maureen Ryan scales rocky trails at 5,000 feet elevation as nimbly as the mountain goats that wandered through camp earlier this morning. The researcher
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Regulators Announce New Scrutiny Of Proposed Coal Export Terminal
A proposal to build the West Coast’s biggest coal export terminal will face stiff environmental scrutiny. On Wednesday a joint release from the Washington
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Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxin Closes Some Harvesting Beds In South Puget Sound For First Time
Washington’s Department of Health closed some shellfish beds in South Puget Sound Wednesday for the first time because of elevated levels of diarrhetic
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Washington Enviro Groups Intend To Sue EPA Over Inadequate State Fish Consumption Rates
Several environmental groups say they will sue the Environmental Protection Agency to get it to hurry up and raise the fish consumption rate in Washington.
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Crayfish Turf Wars Of The Northwest
Gumbo and jambalaya may not be at the top of Northwest menus. But if the invasive red swamp crayfish has its way, that could change.
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Government Report: Coal Companies Are Pocketing Millions At Taxpayers’ Expense
Coal mining companies are saving tens of millions of dollars that should be going into state and federal treasuries, according to a new report by the
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Crowdfunding Coal Science In Pacific Northwest
Crowdfunding campaigns are popular ways to raise money for fledgling businesses and independent projects — and now scientific research. As state and
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Vanquishing Zombie Fishing Nets In Puget Sound
Doug Monk has been a commercial diver on the Olympic Peninsula for some 20 years, harvesting shellfish and sea cucumbers. But for the past decade, he’s