Environment

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Emergency declared for spongy moth invading Washington state
Paige Browning
Nerves slippery for Washington’s Ski to Sea race

In a few weeks, relay teams will race from the snowy hills of Mount Baker Ski Area to the salty waters of Bellingham Bay. But organizers have to really watch the snow.
Courtney Flatt
What’s sending first-generation electric cars to an early grave?

A growing number of early electric car adopters are scrapping or replacing their cars when batteries that are no longer under warranty go haywire.
Monica Nickelsburg
Grizzlies are coming back to Washington

Grizzly bears are coming back to Washington thanks to a new plan from federal wildlife agencies. Local ecologists are celebrating the move as a correction to the bears being driven from the state due to human hunting and trapping. But not everyone is happy with the move, particularly in rural communities of North Central Washington. We dig into the reintroduction and the tension it’s causing with ecologist Chris Morgan and US Representative Dan Newhouse.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
A little sunlight goes a long way for this family support center in Olympia

When the Family Support Center of South Sound opened its Olympia facility in 2023, organizers knew that placing solar panels on its roof would be part of the plan. The panels could cut utility costs for the organization that serves survivors of domestic violence — an operation where every penny counts.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
More grizzlies coming to the North Cascades

Grizzly bears will be brought into Washington’s North Cascades. After decades of work, the federal government decided to slowly move them in.
Courtney Flatt
Worms eating airport deicer fluid could be greener approach to airline waste

To safely fly when it’s cold out, special fluid has to be sprayed on planes. And it creates a lot of waste. So Tri-Cities airport leaders have turned to … worms.
Courtney Flatt
Angry birds: Hummingbirds are cute, but they’re primed to fight
Dyer Oxley
Drought emergency declared for Washington state ahead of warm summer

A drought emergency was declared for the entire state of Washington Tuesday, as state officials face low water supply ahead of an expected warmer-than-normal summer.
Dyer Oxley
Only murders in the roost: What springtime means for Seattle-area crow 'slumber party'

Before they return to their individual territories in early spring, many local crows can be found roosting together in the thousands in spots like the UW Bothell campus near State Route 522.
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien

Katie Campbell

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