The oceans off Oregon and Washington are ground zero for ocean acidification, and Northwest scientists have been at the forefront of a new line of research.
Visitors to Northwest forests and parks will still see Smokey the Bear and the familiar fire danger color scheme, but new science will inform those predictions.
A $32 million Performing Arts and Event Center in Federal Way will open next summer. Local leaders hope it will attract more of the region's economic boom into the city.