Environment More cuts coming to US oceans agency and its Olympic Coast sanctuary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington as the agency prepares to eliminate another 1,029 employees nationwide. John Ryan
Environment Stop international work, Trump administration tells ocean agency The Trump administration has told federal ocean and atmosphere scientists to stop their international work. John Ryan
Environment Pacific Northwest’s busiest volcano predicted to erupt by end of 2025 Thanks to a dense array of sensors on the volcano’s summit and flanks, scientists know that Axial Seamount has been swelling with magma and getting taller, a sign that it’s ready to go off. John Ryan
Environment Biden ban puts more of Northwest off limits to oil drilling A new ban from President Joe Biden prevents offshore drilling within 200 miles of the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the northern Bering Sea. John Ryan
Environment Cold, lost sea turtle is returned from the Northwest to warm California waters The Vancouver Aquarium took in the hypothermic turtle, nursed her back to health, and gave her a name: Moira, after a character in the TV comedy “Schitt’s Creek.” John Ryan
Environment Sister seas on opposite shores face same foe: polluted runoff “Why do we think it takes 40 or 50 years to fix an estuary, a series of rivers, or even a bay? If you stop putting shit in these rivers, they get better fast." John Ryan Play AudioListen 7 mins
Environment New Ocean Pavilion gives Seattle Aquarium goers an immersive sea experience Caroline Chamberlain Gomez Patricia Murphy
Environment San Juans’ sea stars start long crawl back from near-extinction Pizza-sized predators are crawling around the San Juan Islands this summer. Scientists are celebrating. John Ryan
Environment Junk from Olympic coast cargo spill still washing ashore nearly 3 years later Canadian officials say 97% of the debris spilled when 109 shipping containers toppled off a cargo ship off the Olympia Peninsula remains at sea. John Ryan
Environment Jurassic shark: Scientists find ancient species in Puget Sound Scientists have documented two species of shark in Puget Sound for the first time. The discoveries began when a fisherman posted a selfie with a shark he caught. John Ryan
