Ashley Ahearn
Stories
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Underwater Earthquake Recordings Reveal Mysterious Whale Calls
The blue whale is believed to be the largest animal ever to exist. But nobody remembers number two. Fin whales are the second-largest animals on the planet
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In Largest Dam Removal In US History, Which Fish Get To Recolonize?
From where Mike McHenry stands he can see several gray, torpedo-shaped bodies moving slowly through the brown water of this side channel of the Elwha River
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Elwha River: Recovery Proceeds Despite Sediment Setbacks
One of the two dams on the Elwha River has been completely removed and there are about 50 feet of the remaining Glines Canyon dam left. Already so much
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New Protections Proposed For Octopuses In Puget Sound
Right now it’s legal to hunt octopuses in Puget Sound – unless you’re in a marine preserve or conservation area. In fact, if you have a state fishing
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No Coal For Grays Harbor, But Maybe Oil
The Port of Grays Harbor has announced an agreement to lease property for a crude oil unloading and storage facility. The oil would arrive by train and
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Bringing Art To Narwhal Research In The Arctic
Two Seattle-based adventurers — one a scientist, the other an artist — are on an expedition to study and document narwhals in Arctic waters off the west coast of Greenland.
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Environmentalists Announce Water Pollution Lawsuit Over Escaped Coal
Environmental groups have collected samples of black rock collected in water bodies along train tracks in the Northwest and found that some of that rock is coal. The Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Columbia Riverkeeper and other environmental groups have sent a notice of intent to sue BNSF Railway and several coal companies for violations of the Clean Water Act.
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President Obama Set To Create National Monument In Washington’s San Juan Islands
President Obama is set to announce the creation of several new national monuments on Monday. One of them will be in Washingtons San Juan Islands.
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New Study Shows Increase In Stormy Weather In Western Washington
The Northwest is famous for its steady gray drizzle. But for violent storms and downpours? Not so much. That might be changing. Newly published research finds evidence that rain is coming in more intense bursts in one Northwest location.
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Wash. Gov. Inslee Sets Sights On ‘Defeating’ Climate Change
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he wants to defeat climate change. Rather than taxing carbon or pursuing a cap-and-trade system to restrict the emission