Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Washington
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Washington to adopt rules protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke
Some labor advocates say they don’t go far enough.
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Meet the beetle threatening Washington’s cherries, hops and other crops
Invasive Japanese beetles are drawn to flowers and fruit. Washington officials are trying to eradicate them from the state.
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People are starting a lot of fires in the Pacific Northwest
The Forest Service reports 197 human-caused or undetermined starts since the beginning of June.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
Orcas, insects and other roadside attractions
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
‘We have fire all around us and we can’t get out’
What happened when two experienced hikers got caught in the Bolt Creek Fire.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
Finding a fix for ‘forever chemicals’
Tests found PFAS in nearly all the public drinking water in Vancouver, Washington. The city is testing a solution that could take years — and more than $170 million — to build.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
Baby bears, white whales and ‘freaky-looking fanged fish’
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Ferry felines, ornithopters and Tokitae going home at last!
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Sugaring the Pacific Northwest
How climate and cost cramp bigleaf maple syrup production.
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Yes, 90 degrees can be dangerous
From a jump in ER visits and gun violence to fears for maternal health, the Northwest’s May heat wave shows the dangers of more moderate, early heat waves.
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Seattle proposes fish passage on its dams
The Upper Skagit Tribe has been pushing for the move for years.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
The artist and the harpooner
In Micah McCarty’s art, the past and future are one, and the whales never left.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Good drones, coyote living and a cow-chip lottery
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
‘We need to touch the earth’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Climate change is changing public health
In Washington, a new team of epidemiologists is preparing for a hotter, smokier future.
Posted inApril 1, 2023: The Path Forward
Wienermobiles, elephant seals and mountains of maggoty acorns
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The terrible toll of the cruise ship industry
Noise pollution, mounds of trash and an inordinate influx of humanity damage ecosystems from Washington to Alaska.
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Western legislatures take on foreign land ownership
Six bills in six states propose limits on who can own land, homes and natural resources in the region.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
A little pickle, a fireball and an Indigenous astronaut
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.