Natural resources
Congo rebels threaten rare mountain gorillas
GOMA, Congo -- There are only about 800 mountain gorillas left in the world and most of them live in Virunga National Park, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.But their home territory is occupied by heavily armed rebels fighting the Congolese government.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
A thirst we must quench
Protected against fire, overgrown forests steal vital water
Date: 05/13/2012 | Commentary
Navy: Sonar, blasts may hurt more sea life
HONOLULU -- The U.S. Navy says its training and testing using sonar and explosives could potentially hurt more dolphins and whales in Hawaii and California waters than previously thought.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Nation & World
New Forest Service official focused on stewardship
EVERETT -- For the first time in its 100-year history, the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is under the leadership of a woman.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Puget Sound can't cure itself
Viewpoints: With commitment, we can restore our waters
Date: 04/21/2012 | Commentary
Lessons to last lifetimes
Students mark Earth Day early by working at school wetland
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Coal exports surge to highest level since 1991
BILLINGS, Mont. -- U.S. coal exports reached their highest level in two decades last year as strong demand from Asia and Europe offered an outlet for a fuel that is falling from favor at home.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Business
U.S. intelligence: Water a cause for war in coming decades
WASHINGTON -- Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a...
Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World
Two fun ways to learn about the environment
OK, Mom and Dad. These two family fun offerings come with a little bit of learning about the importance of our water resources and a guided tour of the universe.But you don't have to tell the kids that.Here are the two events you can check out:
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
Public enemy
Forest Service wants your advice on tackling noxious weeds
Date: 03/19/2012 | Local News
3,097 acres added to conservation area
OLYMPIA -- The state is adding 3,097 acres of forest to its Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Local News
State to demolish prison camp near Arlington
ARLINGTON -- The state Department of Corrections is setting free a troubled case with an extensive criminal past.It's not an inmate; it's a prison.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Local News
Future foresters face off
Students tests forest practices that may aid industry
Date: 03/03/2012 | Local News
Key lawmakers confident of renewed timber payments
WASHINGTON -- Key federal lawmakers say they're confident that Congress will renew a program this year that has become a lifeline for rural communities suffering from a decline in timber harvests on federal lands, but they can't say when or how.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
If you’ve thought about being a Beach Watcher, training starts soon
If you're looking for an active role as a steward of Puget Sound, now's your chance.Washington State University Beach Watchers are offering annual training for volunteers who want to join their program. But act quick; the application deadline is March 5.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
State, Idaho national forests receive restoration money
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Two national forests in Idaho and Washington state could receive more than $90 million over the next 10 years as part of a forest restoration plan intended to boost timber production and create jobs while making forests healthier and less prone to wildfire.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Northwest
Mussels gauge sea's health
Volunteers gather samples for crucial testing
Date: 02/04/2012 | Local News
Citizen counts help bird studies
The country is too big and the number of professional bird-related occupations too small to produce more than a scientific sampling of nationwide bird counts, migrations, ebb and flow of bird populations, bird diseases and other facets.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Life
Big solutions in a beaker
Glacier Peak students work with algae to fix big problems
Date: 02/03/2012 | Local News
Eagles rule the roost at Arlington Eagle Festival on Saturday
ARLINGTON -- In this city, where the eagle is the high school mascot and raptors are part of the culture year round, the Eagle Festival celebrates the wintertime visit of large groups of bald eagles to the Stillaguamish River watershed.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Local News
New forest rules place premium on science
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says new rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests will protect watersheds and wildlife while promoting uses ranging from recreation to logging.
Date: 01/26/2012 | Northwest
Watershed council to explain its work in keeping Stillaguamish River healthy
ARLINGTON -- People are invited to learn what the Stillaguamish Watershed Council does at a meeting set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Stillaguamish Tribe's Angel of the Winds Casino restaurant conference room, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Local News
Digging in the dirt
EdCC environmental anthropology students plant trees
Date: 01/09/2012 | Local News
Lawsuit: Overfishing leaves salmon, whales hungry
SAN FRANCISCO -- A conservation group has sued federal West Coast fisheries managers, claiming they are letting fishermen harvest too many sardines and other small fish, while leaving too few in the ocean for salmon, whales and sea lions.
Date: 12/13/2011 | Northwest
Brazilian Senate loosens Amazon protections
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's Senate has passed a preliminary environmental bill that relaxes rules limiting deforestation in the Amazon.The bill passed by a 59-7 vote, but lawmakers still have to vote on 70 amendments that were tacked onto it.
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Thousands gather outside White House to protest planned Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of protesters encircled the White House on Sunday in a show of numbers intended to persuade President Barack Obama to stop a proposed oil pipeline from being built.
Date: 11/06/2011 | Nation & World
Talk of new dam on Skykomish above falls resisted
INDEX -- Just as the Snohomish County PUD has finished building its first mini-dam, it's encountering resistance to the possibility of another.
Date: 11/03/2011 | Local News
A riverfront dream
Lowell man wants to build interpretive center on a steamboat
Date: 10/31/2011 | Local News
Gold prospecting? First check the handbook
Dip a pan in river silt, swish it around, snag a shiny nugget, get rich.Who hasn't dreamed of finding gold in the hills, valleys and streams? For my age group, we watched white-bearded prospectors on many a TV Western find sparkling yellow gold.
Date: 10/26/2011 | Local News
Environmental plan earns Sultan River dam a new 45-year license
SULTAN -- For the next 45 years, Snohomish County's largest dam is expected to be easier on the environment than it's been for the past 45.
Date: 10/13/2011 | Local News
Money to restore Great Lakes still flows ... for now
DETROIT -- At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there's one place the money is still flowing for now: the Great Lakes.
Date: 10/12/2011 | Nation & World
Caterpillars take toll on forest
Western hemlock looper caterpillars are defoliating conifers
Date: 10/10/2011 | Local News
Paige is now a happy mother of 17 -- piglets
If you saw Paige, a very pregnant pig at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, here's an update: She had her piglets. A whole bunch of them.The popular sow, ready to give birth any day during the fair, delivered 17 live piglets Sept. 16.
Date: 10/04/2011 | Local News
Workshops focus on the Sound
EVERETT -- People interested in learning more about protecting Puget Sound can sign up for a one-day event at Everett Community College next month."Sound Living" offers a full day of workshops on Nov. 5. Organizers have dubbed the event a "communiversity."
Date: 10/03/2011 | Local News
Ceremony marks start of Elwha Dam removal project
PORT ANGELES -- A few hundred people and several dozen Chinook salmon gathered near the Elwha Dam on Saturday to witness the beginning of the process to set the Elwha River free and restore five species of Pacific salmon to more than 70 miles of river and stream.
Date: 09/17/2011 | Northwest
Scientists: Bacteria spreading in warming oceans
BRUSSELS -- Warning: The warming of the world's oceans can cause serious illness and may cost millions of euros (dollars) in health care.That is the alarm sounded in a paper released online Tuesday on the eve of a two-day conference in Brussels.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Nation & World
Secure drinking water access, report urges
STOCKHOLM -- Investing as little as 0.16 percent of the world's gross domestic product -- or $198 billion per year -- could give half a billion people regular access to safe drinking water within four years, a U.N. official said Friday.
Date: 08/26/2011 | Nation & World
Head to Mukilteo to learn about beach creatures
It's summer. (No, really, it is. Honest.)And that means there's no time like the present to spend a day at the beach.
Date: 07/30/2011 | Life
Texas battle cry: Save the incandescent bulb
WASHINGTON -- It doesn't have the ring of "Remember the Alamo," but a new battle cry has gone up in Texas: "Remember the incandescent bulb."
Date: 07/10/2011 | Nation & World
'Everybody wins'
Even developer pleased about Roesiger land sale for park
Date: 07/07/2011 | Local News
Study details big rise in sea level
WASHINGTON -- Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years.
Date: 06/20/2011 | Nation & World
Panel: Problems with oceans multiplying, worsening
WASHINGTON -- The health of the world's oceans is declining much faster than originally thought -- under siege from pollution, overfishing and other man-made problems all at once -- scientists say in a new report.
Date: 06/20/2011 | Nation & World
Much of world's tropical forests managed poorly
LONDON -- Large swaths of the world's tropical forests have been officially shielded from deforestation, but an international conservation group says that may not be enough to save them.
Date: 06/07/2011 | Nation & World
No funding for repairs to Suiattle River Road
DARRINGTON -- In the face of a lawsuit by local environmentalists, the federal government has backed out of plans this summer to spend $1.7 million in emergency highway funds to repair to the once popular Suiattle River Road 26 in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Date: 06/02/2011 | Local News
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