Scientists in Oregon and Washington are noticing a disruptive ocean phenomenon is becoming more frequent and extreme. It involves a suffocating ribbon of low oxygen seawater over our continental shelf. The technical term is hypoxia, sometimes called “dead zones.”
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Health premiums to rise an average of 24 percent on Washington exchange
In contrast, Alaska’s health care exchange rates are going down in 2018.
Russian hackers targeted Washington, Oregon election systems in 2016
Russian hackers attempted to penetrate Washington and Oregon’s voter registration systems last year. Top elections officials in both states received that confirmation Friday from the Department of Homeland Security.
Tribes worry over lower Columbia gorge coho runs with forest fires
The forest fires raging in the Columbia River Gorge are unlikely to disturb adult coho salmon, right now. But Northwest tribal fishers are worried about what will happen in the fall.
Spokane’s ‘tough love’: City uses rocks to deter homeless camping
As Seattle and Portland struggle with how to accommodate homeless residents, Spokane is catching flack for it’s “tough-love” approach to homeless camping.
Atlantic salmon escape fans opposition to company’s proposed new fish farm
lallam County, Washington, has put a temporary hold on an aquaculture company’s application to relocate and expand a salmon farm near Port Angeles. This comes as the company is cleaning up after a mass escape of non-native Atlantic salmon from a different net pen it owns to the east at Cypress Island. Opponents of salmon farming are seizing the moment.