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Why UW scientists are speeding up ocean acidification

Tue, May 14, 1 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Green Acre Radio: A team of scientists in Friday Harbor are providing a window into the future of the ocean.

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Over greens' objections, state Senate overhauls toxics act

Tue, Apr 23, 4 a.m.

By John Stang

Republicans say the move will improve transparency about spending from a key cleanup account.

Book City: Denis Hayes on the power of Dr. Seuss

Wed, Apr 17, 3 p.m.

By Valerie Easton

The Earth Day founder and Bullitt Foundation president isn't just a voracious reader of environmental non-fiction. He's also an adventurer in the world of eye-opening fiction and poetic justice.

How green is the state budget?

Mon, Apr 15, 5 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Environmentalists have a lobby too. How are they faring in the budget wars?

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Getting down to business: Seattle's new trash district

Fri, Apr 5, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

With a new LEED Gold transfer station, Seattle's getting serious about garbage. Its composting system, though, still needs work.

The Daily Troll: A good day for Sacramento. Sidewalk-chalked criminal. A'bipartisan' budget.

Wed, Apr 3, 4:13 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Tacoma appears to be in line for 2,000 new jobs. Seattle cop charged.

The mysterious decline of Puget Sound herring

Wed, Mar 27, 5 a.m.

By Lisa Stiffler

The Cherry Point herring stock, once the region’s largest, has plummeted. Can they survive a new shipping terminal?

Seattle's new LED-lit streets: Blinded by the lights

Mon, Mar 18, 10:55 p.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Our new streetlights save money and energy, help police and give Seattle early-adopter bragging rights. But do they have to be so glaring?

John Spellman and the saving of Puget Sound, 1982

Tue, Mar 5, 5 a.m.

By John C. Hughes

A new biography of Gov. Spellman, the last Republican governor in the state, tells how he resisted enormous economic and political pressure for an oil pipeline under Puget Sound. Plus, another threat days after his epic pipeline decision.

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John Spellman's rendezvous with Puget Sound's destiny

Sun, Mar 3, 11:54 p.m.

By John C. Hughes

A new biography details a remarkable story of how plans to put an oil pipeline under Puget Sound ran into an unlikely antagonist, a mild-mannered Republican determined to follow the law and protect the Sound.

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Legislator hopes to save shellfish

Mon, Feb 4, 5 a.m.

By John Stang

A lawmaker hopes to use the recommendations of a state panel to deal with the increasing acidification of the Pacific and Puget Sound caused by global warming.

The Daily Troll: 3 more flu deaths. Fire on a 787. Taiko drumming.

Mon, Jan 7, 4:10 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Three women in Snohomish County have died from the flu. A fire broke out on one of Boeing's new 787s. Breakaway Democrat Rodney Tom will meet with public, and Democratic colleagues.

Best of 2012: NW coal port traffic raises worry about huge marine spill

Wed, Dec 26, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

While other areas worry about train traffic and climate change, San Juan Islanders also fear a shipping disaster that could harm whales, salmon, and beaches.

How gardens could help clean up Puget Sound

Mon, Dec 10, 1:12 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Green Acre Radio: In Seattle's Delridge neighborhood, a rain garden pilot project is keeping sewage overflow and toxic chemicals out of the sound.

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Orcas Island senator eyes a carbon tax to protect NW shellfish

Fri, Nov 30, 2:02 a.m.

By John Stang

After a jarring report from Gov. Gregoire's panel on ocean acidification, state Sen. Kevin Ranker takes aim at the Northwest's biggest culprit: Carbon dioxide emissions.