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        Environment

        Oh deer: Thriving herds are overcrowding the San Juan Islands

        The Columbian black-tail deer has become a habitat threat, creating ideal conditions for invasive plants and forest fires.

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        • Brian Payton
        Hakai Magazine
        / February 16, 2023
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        Environment

        Parasites are vanishing from WA waters. That should concern you

        An unprecedented study of trends in marine parasite biodiversity shows a majority are struggling. That could spell disaster for other animals.

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / January 16, 2023
        Randy Settler stands on a boat
        Equity

        How one Yakama Nation fisherman inherited the fight for salmon

        After 150 years of broken treaties and declining salmon populations, Randy Settler worries there won't be enough fish for future Indigenous generations.

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        Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica
        / January 5, 2023
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        Environment

        Alaskan snow crabs are canaries for worsening fishing woes

        As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond.

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        • Sarah Kahle
        / December 26, 2022
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        Equity

        Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets

        Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes.

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        Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica
        / December 7, 2022
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        Environment

        Herring are swimming back to the Salish Sea

        The fish almost disappeared from Howe Sound in the mid-1970s. Now, the Squamish Nation and citizen scientists are welcoming them home.

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        • Lauren Kaljur
        Hakai Magazine
        / December 1, 2022
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        Environment

        Bear with us: Grizzlies may be coming back to the North Cascades

        How will the grizzlies get here? What will their arrival mean for local ecosystems? And will I run into them while I'm camping?

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        / November 29, 2022 /
        Updated at 11:42 a.m. on November 29, 2022
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        Environment

        Noisy ships are sending beluga whales into a tailspin

        Researchers in B.C. found that ocean sound pollution interrupts the Arctic white whales' communication, migration and hunting habits.

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        • Emily Harwitz
        Hakai Magazine
        / November 24, 2022
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        Politics

        The fight for consistent rights for Indigenous tribes in WA and beyond

        A five-year battle over a bag of clams shows how a reliance on century-old treaties can lead authorities to treat members of some tribes differently than others.

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        • Ashley Braun
        Hakai Magazine
        / November 10, 2022
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        Environment

        The effort to scare seals off the salmon buffet at Ballard Locks

        Researchers hope a new sonar technology, which triggers a nails-on-chalkboard-like reflex to seals and sea lions, could be a tool to protect the endangered fish.

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        • Marina Wang
        Hakai Magazine
        / September 6, 2022
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        Environment

        WA ecosystems are changing. Conservation efforts are, too

        The Natural Areas program is critical for preserving native biodiversity in the state, but climate change is challenging its future.

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / August 23, 2022
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        Environment

        The undercurrents at play in the Columbia River dams debate

        Without passageways to cross dams along the Columbia, salmon are dying. Tribes say the U.S. government isn't cooperating as they try to help the fish recover.

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        • Tony Schick
        Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica
        / August 5, 2022
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        Environment

        Indigenous sea gardens fed communities, preserved ecosystems

        Coastal gardens once saw harvests that rivaled today's commercial fisheries without exploiting the land. Some Native communities are now reviving the tradition.

        by
        • Ashley Braun
        Hakai Magazine
        / August 3, 2022
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        Culture

        Jim Creek harbors endangered wildlife and Navy secrets

        For decades, the Arlington radio station has helped the U.S. military communicate with its submarine fleet. It's also one of Russia's top nuclear targets.

        by
        • Andrew Engelson
        / July 27, 2022
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        Crosscut Talks

        Podcast | Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?

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        / July 10, 2022

        The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert says human ingenuity may offer some solutions.

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