Ashley Ahearn
Stories
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Pollution Is Not The Top Priority At Oso Landslide Site, But It Is A Concern
An orange backhoe beeps in the background as cleanup workers and search dogs slog through the gray-blue clay of the Oso landslide zone. In the distance...
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Living In The Shadow Of Landslide Risk
The landslide in Oso, Wash., served as a devastating reminder of one fact of life in the Northwest: landslides happen. In some places, it’s a risk...
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Latest Landslide Science Not Connecting With County Planning
Bonnie Brown still has photos to remind her of the cabin her parents built in the 1970s near the Stillaguamish River. It was the kind of place that...
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EarthFix Conversation: 25 Years Later, Scientists Remember The Exxon Valdez
Twenty five years ago today the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, Calif., ran aground in Prince William Sound. Eleven million gallons of...
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Site Near Oso Had Previous Landslides, Potential For More
Satellite images show the area on the Stillaguamish River near Oso, Washington, experienced a landslide in 2006. According to the Sliding Thought Blog,...
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University Of Washington To Receive Money From Controversial Timber Sales
The Washington Board of Natural Resources voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the sale of 200 acres of the Olympic Peninsula. The money from the timber...
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Navy Looks To Renew Permits For Bombing And Sonar Exercises In The Northwest
The Navy is pursuing permits to continue conducting sonar and explosives exercises in a large area of the Pacific Ocean — and that’s putting marine...
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Up To 2,000 Gallons Of Oil Spilled In Hood Canal
Officials are responding to an oil spill in Washington’s Puget Sound. The spill occurred at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor and has spread 10 miles north to...
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Stalking Puget Sound Steelhead With Science
You might call Barry Berejikian a steelhead stalker. The government scientist’s pursuit of these anadromous trout has brought him to the deck of the...
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Sally Jewell Straps On Snowshoes To Offer Perspective On Climate Change
Hot on the heels of President Obama’s latest State of the Union address, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell came home to Washington to meet with scientists...