Katie Campbell | EarthFix
Stories
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On the trail of America's dangerous, dead electronics
High above the Pacific Ocean in a plane headed for Hong Kong, most of the passengers are fast asleep. But not Jim Puckett . His eyes are fixed on the...
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Go Undercover With Northwest Shellfish Detectives
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A man and woman drive a blue pickup to the back of a Chinese restaurant. A man approaches them with a scale as the woman pulls a bag...
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Poaching 100-Year-Old Geoducks For Big Money
Of all the shellfish that sell on the black market, one clam is above the rest -- the geoduck. Pronounced gooey-duck, these hefty clams bury themselves...
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Inside Washington State’s Geoduck Auction
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Each year the Washington Department of Natural Resources auctions off permission to harvest geoduck (those long, rubber-necked...
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Why I Didn't End Up Donating My Eggs
Two five-inch syringes with bright orange caps have been placed atop the white linen of the grand banquet table, like little sterile centerpieces. The...
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We Are All To Blame For The Oso Slide
As a geomorphologist, Dan Miller has extensively studied the land formations and landslide history of the Stillaguamish Valley and Steelhead Haven....
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'They Need To Go': The Environmental And Health Costs Of Portable Classrooms
Teacher Billie Lane’s portable is a world apart from other classrooms at her school.
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An Undammed River’s Sediment Brings New Life Downstream
Anne Shaffer sits on the sandy shoreline of the Elwha River and looks around in amazement. Just two years ago, this area would have been under about 20...
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Is Fukushima Radiation Causing Pacific Starfish Die-Offs?
Scientists seeking the answer to why starfish are dying off along parts of the west coast are almost certain that they can cross radiation from Japan’s...
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Northwest Starfish Experiments Give Scientists Clues To Mysterious Mass Die-Offs
Near the ferry docks on Puget Sound, a group of scientists and volunteer divers shimmy into suits and double-check their air tanks. They move with the...