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Environment

Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%

The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.
The Associated Press
Environment

Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater chasm, could be the newest national marine sanctuary

The site — comparable in size to the Grand Canyon — is about a hundred miles off the coast of New York City. It's home to a number of sensitive species including sperm whales and sea turtles.
Eric McDaniel
Environment

How are Washington's parks feeling the effects of climate change?

Last month, Metro Parks Tacoma announced the closure of the popular Five Mile Drive to vehicles, after a geotechnical assessment found that the erosion of the bluffs posed a safety risk. The report did not explicitly link the erosion to climate change, but park officials say they believe there is a connection. So how are Washington's parks responding to the effects climate change is having on our coastlines, forests, and mountains?
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca
Science

Tri-Cities researchers say they can extract lithium from water. That's a big deal.

The nanoparticle technology could supply a large share of the lithium needed for batteries as America transitions to electric vehicles.
John Ryan
Climate

Get ready for another destructive Atlantic hurricane season

Federal forecasters expect more hurricanes than usual this year. Climate change is driving larger, more destructive storms. This is the seventh year in a row with an above-average forecast.
Rebecca Hersher
National

Hot weather could be getting in the way of good sleep, a new study finds

Scientists analyzed the correlation between sleep activity and hot nighttime temperatures. A lack of sleep is a risk factor for physical and mental health problems.
Jaclyn Diaz
Environment

How to search for a real-life Pikachu while hiking: Travel For Good

For the last few years scientists have encouraged people in Washington state to document pika encounters.
Paige Browning
Environment

Scenic Tacoma road permanently closed to cars. Blame climate change

Crumbling cliffs have led Metro Parks Tacoma to permanently close two miles of Five Mile Drive, a popular park road built atop the bluffs of Tacoma’s Point Defiance 109 years ago.
John Ryan
Environment

Our local seaweed is disappearing. Could farming help conserve it?

In 2016, Washington's first commercial seaweed farm broke onto the scene. It was the result of unprecedented collaboration between local tribes, state agencies, marine researchers, and local conservationists. As climate change begins to threaten Puget Sound today, a robust seaweed industry in the region could help combat its most negative effects.
Alec Cowan
Health

Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds

Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year.
Rebecca Hersher

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