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Environment

Stories about the environment focused on the Pacific Northwest, with many from KNKX's Environment reporter, Bellamy Pailthorp.

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Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition calls on EPA to maintain standards set in 2014

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition calls on EPA to maintain standards set in 2014

A polluted river runs through the heart of industrial Seattle. The Lower Duwamish waterway was designated a Superfund si... Read more

19 Aug 2021

1min

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Quinault as climate pushes coastal tribes to higher ground

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Quinault as climate pushes coastal tribes to higher ground

Irreversible sea-level rise is among the permanent consequences of human-caused climate change. That’s one of the findin... Read more

10 Aug 2021

1min

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Worried about climate change? This Seattle therapist says you're not alone

Worried about climate change? This Seattle therapist says you're not alone

The wildfires, drought and off-the-charts heat in the Northwest are just a few examples of extreme weather events that s... Read more

9 Aug 2021

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Swinomish Tribe objects as state allows Cooke Aquaculture to stock net pen at Hope Island

Swinomish Tribe objects as state allows Cooke Aquaculture to stock net pen at Hope Island

The Swinomish Tribe is filing another amicus brief this week, in support of a lawsuit against the state Department of Fi... Read more

9 Aug 2021

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Unanimous county council vote bans new refineries, fossil fuel facilities at Cherry Point

Unanimous county council vote bans new refineries, fossil fuel facilities at Cherry Point

"No one got everything they wanted, but we have a very good compromise on the table. … Please pass this ordinance as ame... Read more

28 Jul 2021

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Murray pushes climate as Senate tackles infrastructure, budget measures

Murray pushes climate as Senate tackles infrastructure, budget measures

Negotiations continue in the U.S. Senate around massive infrastructure and budget measures. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wa... Read more

27 Jul 2021

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Makah Tribe remains closed to outsiders while resuming annual Makah Days festival

Makah Tribe remains closed to outsiders while resuming annual Makah Days festival

Every year in late August, the tiny Makah Nation welcomes neighboring tribes and others from all over the state to celeb... Read more

26 Jul 2021

1min

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J-pod orcas missing from inland waters of Salish Sea for more than 100 days

J-pod orcas missing from inland waters of Salish Sea for more than 100 days

It’s peak season for whale watching in the Salish Sea. But the iconic southern resident killer whales that for decades s... Read more

21 Jul 2021

1min

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Official death toll from heat wave at 78 in Washington – and it's expected to rise

Official death toll from heat wave at 78 in Washington – and it's expected to rise

11:45 a.m.: Updated with new information from the state Department of Health. The Washington state Department of Health ... Read more

8 Jul 2021

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Study: How smoke affects birds in Washington ... and our ability to see them

Study: How smoke affects birds in Washington ... and our ability to see them

We know that people suffer when smoke from wildfires fills the air. It’s a nuisance and a health hazard. But how does it... Read more

7 Jul 2021

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